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Between Two Shores: I Am, I Belong, I Invest in Jamaica

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Dean Jones
Aug 24, 2025
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Weathered, aged Jamaican landowner, clad in worn, earth-toned denim overalls and a faded, wide-brimmed straw hat, stands resolute, gazing out upon the unforgiving, rugged terrain of his Caribbean estate, a seemingly inhospitable landscape of twisted mangroves, dense foliage, and jagged, rocky outcroppings. Warm, golden light, infused with a hint of nostalgic, cinematic warmth, casts long shadows, as if shot on 35mm film, evoking the gritty, tactile texture of celluloid. Inspired by the works of cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki

There are some songs that do more than entertain; they seem to echo across time, threading themselves through the veins of a people scattered far from home. When Mikey Spice sang “I Am… I Said”, he captured the paradox of the Jamaican abroad—caught between the familiarity of foreign streets and the lingering ache of a homeland carried deep inside. For e…

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