When this press release from the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) dropped into my inbox, it immediately resonated with me on a couple of levels. By the way, the JCDC is very busy at the moment organising competitions in each of our fourteen parishes for Jamaica’s Festival Queen. I am personally not a fan of beauty pageants; but this annual competition is (thankfully) not about the commercialised over-blown hairdo, high heel and bikini parades. None of the competitors talk about “World Peace,” either. The prizes to be won include “Most Active in her Community” and “Most Culturally Aware.” It is more about character than vital statistics.

I loved this article from JCDC, about Trelawny’s newly-crowned Queen, because it reminded me of my own schooldays struggling with Mathematics – and of…
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