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A Feral Commons: An exciting new arts project will highlight the busy hidden...
I have long believed that the arts and culture have a powerful role to play in explaining and expressing the depths, and the breadth of our ongoing climate crisis. Now, Andrea Dempster Chung of...
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Gender-based violence and the young Jamaican woman
I wrote recently about the Caribbean Observatory on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, based in Antigua. According to their CEO, the group “continues to work with partners, CSOs, state...
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Jamaicans for Justice condemns the murders of two policemen
Human rights groups are not popular in Jamaica. Many Jamaicans do not seem to understand what the philosophy behind their work is, and wrongly ascribe motives to them that are very far from the truth....
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Black Jamaicans Not Entitled To Leisure
Well, I have hardly written about this vexed issue of beach access – but I believe Jamaican citizens do have a right to enjoy their beaches – it is their birthright. This issue, that Professor Carolyn...
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Greenpeace urges governments to stop deep sea mining at upcoming negotiations...
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is meeting again at its headquarters in Kingston, from October 31 to November 11. So, what has changed since the last meeting, and what are the prospects for...
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Caribbean Climate Justice Alliance Statement on COP27: Bold, urgent,...
The Caribbean Climate Justice Alliance has released a Statement ahead of the UN Climate Conference (COP27), which will take place from November 6 – 18, 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Right now,...
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Many Jamaicans are nervous. Guess why?
This is not a comfortable thing to write about, but I must. Because it is about our everyday life, our way of life. How Jamaicans manage, daily, on this beautiful island. It was Twitter that got me...
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Blue Mountain Maroon community members graduate as tour guides for...
If you have not visited the Blue Mountains of Jamaica yet, you should know it’s a magical place in many ways. The mist floating across the broad green mountainsides; the tiny, bright gems of flowers...
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In remembrance of a Twitter friend I never met
Nor would I have ever met Rob Allan. He lived on the other side of the world – in New Zealand. I came across Mr. Allan’s tweets because I realised he lived in, and shared his photographs of, a place...
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Kingston Creative Investing In the Arts
I missed last weekend’s events downtown – including the Water Lane walking tour organised by Kingston Creative, which Professor Carolyn Cooper refers to here. So I thought I would share her...
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Human rights are for all (and human rights defenders are not the problem)
It bears repeating that human rights are for all. I quote from the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, forged in 1948 in the wake of two terrible World Wars. Here are Articles 1 and...
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More than a glimmer of hope at deep sea mining talks in Jamaica, and perhaps...
As the 27th Conference of Parties (signatory countries) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – COP27 for short – gets under way in Egypt, another important meeting is...
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No place for racism in our politics, says Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica
The current atmosphere, both in Jamaica and elsewhere, encourages me to think that we have to continuously fight against the negative, the dark, and the downright destructive. The struggle is real!...
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As International Seabed Authority meeting winds up, more countries seek a...
The past week has been quite intense, with the critical and long-anticipated COP27 opening in Egypt and the equally crucial International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council Meeting in Kingston, Jamaica...
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Brightening things up: some offerings from our Jamaican garden
I thought my blog needed a little “refresher” – there has been too much “heavy stuff” lately. So, here’s a little brightness and colour this Saturday evening. We have had rain, sun, more rain and more...
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Jamaica’s Rio Cobre continues to suffer, and so do those depending on it
The saga of the Rio Cobre, one of our island’s major rivers, is a long and sad one. Neither this beautiful river, nor those who depend on it for their food, their livelihoods and their families,...
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Hurry! BirdsCaribbean is offering THREE grant opportunities
Students, early career professionals, researchers, individuals or organisations now have the opportunity to apply for any one of three grants now on offer from BirdsCaribbean. The deadline for all...
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Urgent statement re: mining-related activities in SML173 – Cockpit Country,...
The lobby group Freedom Imaginaries is raising the alarm. Please read their statement below carefully. This morning I attended a conference which provided valuable updates on the Kingston Harbour...
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The leadership question: some thoughts from Jamaica’s Integrity Commission
When we are discussing a particularly intractable problem, and there seems to be no solution, no positive outcome – in fact, no outcome at all – we often scratch our heads and say: “Well, it’s a...
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A splash of art and crafts for Christmas in Kingston, Jamaica
It’s that time of year again, with the softening of the sun’s harsh rays and the shortening of our days. The light changes somehow, and the weather has calmed. So, it’s feeling a little like...
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