Swallow Field

JAMAICA | Friday, 5 July 2013 | Views [980] | View Smaller Image

Sean Kelly is an aspiring rapper / singjay who has an affinity for tattoos. Sean has big plans for himself and a rather intriguing outlook on life, but like most youths who live within a garrison community they are left behind due to a lack of opportunity and guidance. Youths like him spend most of their days weighing out their options which are few.

Another descendant of the Swallow Field garrison community takes a much needed smoke break from the running of his Ital Food Restaurant. He puffs on a chillum pipe with a wad of local $1000 notes purposely tucked into the neck of his t-shirt.

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Due to Jamaica's high unemployment rate most young people are left with a lot of time on their hands. On days when there isn’t much else to do, residents gather on the front porch of a burnt out abandoned house called “the gambling house”. Here a group of young women are playing for a chance to win.

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