Title

Blooming Against the Odds: Remembering a Jamaican Father

Author(s)

Andrea Elizabeth Shaw-Nevins, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Department

Department of Literature and Modern Languages

Publication Date

6-2010

Publication Title

Jamaica Magazine

Abstract

Article Excerpt

My father was a no-nonsense, hardworking man who made his living as a building contractor. He spent his days plowing through the streets of Kingston, shuttling workmen and building supplies from one job site to another, and spent his weekends scouting empty lots for sale. He built a variety of structures in and around the corporate area, and even today as I drive through Kingston & St. Andrew I can point to homes, shopping centers and apartment buildings and say to my kids, “Grandpa built that!” From New Kingston to Meadowbrook, from Belgrade heights to Temple Hall, concrete testaments to his life’s work abound.

NSUWorks Citation

Shaw-Nevins, A. E. (2010). Blooming Against the Odds: Remembering a Jamaican Father. Jamaica Magazine Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_facarticles/838