Dictionary Addition

New Kingston

1 |ˈbiznis|
noun
Business capital of Jamaica

2 |ˈslāvərē|
noun
Commercial streets where black employees answer to native white American and European men

3 |əˈtī(ə)r|
noun
Area of business where one will find well put together ladies and men decked in suits and ties, briefcase in hand

4 |ˈfīnans; fəˈnans|
noun
Place where millions of dollars are held and exchanged in thousands of transactions done daily

5 |ˈpävərtē|
noun
Streets on which dwell one or two homeless persons per sidewalk, or boundary wall, or step

It is somewhat ironic to me that on these streets that serve as home to many a rich man, many a businesswoman, and many a large money-making company, so many who have nothing lie ignored, overlooked, disregarded everyday. As I made my way out of the Island Life Shopping Centre this afternoon, the first thing that caught my eye was two ragged, dirty, homeless fellows, sleeping right in front of the large Island Life logo. And then I looked around, and I saw the suits, and dresses, and ties, walking pass them both, spending no more than a millisecond looking at them, heading back from lunch to go make more money.

Life truly isn’t fair.