McLaren Orlando wants to transform a shuttered hardware store in a major corridor of Winter Park into one of its luxury auto dealerships. But the city’s strict zoning rules limit vehicle sales to small areas of land on the north side of Winter Park.
Caroline Cooper’s “Mrs Chin Breaks Records in VP’s Shop” (
Jamaica Gleaner) is a commentary honoring Miss Pat (Patricia Chin), who she calls “the formidable P in VP Records.” This commentary doubles as a review of the new book,
Miss Pat: My Reggae Music Journey from Mento, Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae to Dancehall.
Mrs Patricia Chin, affectionately known as Miss Pat, is the formidable P in VP Records. She’s a woman of distinction who has broken many barriers in the music business from those early days when she and her husband Vincent established the legendary Randy’s Record Shop in downtown Kingston. Clive ‘DJ Kool Herc’ Campbell, the Jamaican-born founder of hip-hop, rightfully puts Miss Pat in the league of outstanding pioneers in the music industry: “What Berry Gordy was to Motown Records, what Russell Simmons was to Def Jam Recordings, what Sylvia Robinson was to Sugar Hill Records, what Clive Davis was to Arista Records, Patricia Chin is to the reggae indust
THE EDITOR, Madam:
I read Nigel Facey’s letter on Friday, December 18, and I am in full agreement with his beliefs. He has made some fantastic points, and has concurred with our Jamaican idol and iconic emerita of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Carolyn Cooper, on her unending belief in our language. Emeritus Professor Hubert Devonish of the UWI should also be lauded for his groundwork contributions. The Jamaican Creole has long been rejected by the wider Jamaican populace, for no good reason at all, simply because it did not originate in US, UK or Canada. Anything originated in those countries is considered by Jamaicans to be right, good or cool, even their despicable slangs. We need to make some revolutionary changes in our mode of thinking and embrace our culture with more steadfastness. We are not pursuing our lives with any form of assertiveness to show ourselves some self-love.
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