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A note from my garden: from gold to pink
Our Yellow Poui tree is not always a dazzling pure gold. Sometimes she has a change of mood – and colour. This week, instead of those golden frills, she has closed herself in a dress of rose and sugar...
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Civil society groups urge Jamaican Government to join the call for a...
The past few weeks have been a period of intense organising, collaborating, and a growing solidarity among Jamaican activists, working on a campaign to stop deep sea mining. You can get a taste of...
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Women in Agriculture: a new FAO report points to ongoing inequality
On average, women spend 4.2 hours per day in unpaid work. Men spend 1.9 hours. In agriculture, women earn roughly 82 cents compared to the man’s dollar. There is considerable inequality. 36 percent of...
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Traditional folk is alive and well in Jamaica’s popular culture
Phew! As the sounds of Jamaica Carnival faded away into the distance today (it seemed to be bigger than last year), I reflected on the beautiful diversity of Caribbean culture, and the way it has of...
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Jamaica’s HerFlow Foundation recognises “Unsung Sheroes” working in their...
You might not have heard of the HerFlow Foundation; but then, there are many organisations and individuals in Jamaica quietly doing good work – who, in my view, do not get the recognition they...
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The Jamaican people must be involved in the Constitutional Reform process,...
I recently shared the news that Jamaica’s Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) is up and running. Since then, I confess that I have taken my eye off the ball and have not been following subsequent...
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For heaven’s sake, please attend the Public Consultation on constitutional...
No sooner had I published my last blog post on concerns raised by the Advocates Network regarding the Constitutional Reform Committee’s current situation, when two things landed in my inbox: another...
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It’s killing hope: Stand Up for Jamaica is alarmed at planned minimum...
Politicians love to show they are “getting tough” on crime. As Jamaica’s homicide rate hovers close to or at the top of the global rankings year after year, the rhetoric becomes more heated. We start...
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Sorry… I will get back to you soon!
Dear Readers: You may be wondering why this blog has been pretty quiet recently. But as they say, “Life happens,” and it’s happened again with another major family health issue to deal with. I promise...
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“Dear Future Earth…” Jamaican students reflect at the Institute of Jamaica
Just over a week ago – and the day before Earth Day 2023 – I had the great pleasure of attending the awards ceremony for this year’s competition, organised annually by the Natural History Museum of...
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Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica beach cleanup was successful but points to the need for...
Why do beach clean-ups, community clean-ups and plastic collections never seem like they are enough? Because they never are. I am not at all saying that these activities are a waste of time; far from...
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That Cock-up Against Pussyfooting In Parliament
What a tangled web of words! Forgive me if this a little rude in parts, but I just had to share Sunday Gleaner columnist and academic Carolyn Cooper’s latest, hilarious blog post – and she is no slouch...
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HerFlow Foundation: Investing in girls and their health
You don’t have to be in Women’s Month or celebrating Women’s Day to continue the work to empower our girls. For Shelly-Ann Weeks, Founder and Executive Director of HerFlow Foundation, it’s year-round....
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Jamaican Kwame McPherson wins Commonwealth Short Story Regional Prize for the...
I always get very excited about book prizes. Here’s one I always follow closely. Something lovely (and no longer embargoed) jumped into my inbox while I was having another long and semi-stressful day....
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Our beloved and beautiful endangered species, the Jamaican Rock Iguana, is...
What could be more gorgeous than a Jamaican Iguana? Well, perhaps there are a few animals that might rank higher in the beauty stakes. But the Jamaican Rock Iguana (Cyclura collei), which no one...
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The Jamaican Government “celebrates” the 75th anniversary of the Windrush
The Government of Jamaica is embarking on a “celebration” of the departure of the HMT Empire Windrush from Jamaican shores, carrying over 1,000 passengers, more than half of them Jamaican and the...
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An invitation from BirdLife Jamaica: Bring a child birding on Saturday, May...
My friends at BirdLife Jamaica are planning to celebrate the month of May (which is Child Month in our country) in a very special way. This is for the children! And it will be an unforgettable...
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Children and birds – a happy combination in Jamaica’s Hope Botanical Gardens
One small girl found the binoculars weighed her down too much, so her father took them over. Another girl (pre-teen age) was convinced that there were woodpeckers in the clump of bamboo; in fact,...
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Don’t forget! Jamaicans for Justice is having a fundraising art auction for...
It’s in a good cause. What cause could be better than legal and other support for victims of domestic and sexual violence. This is just one of the many important services provided by Jamaicans for...
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Flowers, descending: some observations, with red dirt
We fought our way along a road so deeply rutted that at times it seemed to be giving up on trying to be a road. After we turned off the main road, near Spanish Town, the earth had turned to deep red...
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