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Stop anti-Roma racism
petchary:The scourge of racism in its various forms persists in my native UK and across Europe. I wrote a blog post on April 9 (International Roma Day) about the continued persecution of the Roma...
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The Seas Beyond “Our” Seas: CARICOM Workshop Learns from Scientists,...
It’s a complicated issue, and there are no easy answers. However, scientists, legal and conservation experts at a regional workshop for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states on “the Conservation and...
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My Qigong Day: Wednesday, June 4, 2014
It’s been a humid week so far, quite oppressively so. I am thankful for this evening’s wonderful Qigong practice at Trueself Centre of Being, which saved me. I could easily get addicted to Qigong… Have...
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A Jamaican Blogger in a World of Characters
When is a Jamaican not Jamaican? When he’s Jamaipanese. Actually, the young man in question is Kirk Brown. He’s a blogger with a difference. The only Jamaipanese man I know was waiting for us outside...
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Poetry in the City is a Noisy Affair
An evening of poetry at Bookophilia, our friendly neighborhood bookstore, is always an interesting experience. Earlier this evening, poets had to contend with the Friday night traffic, which roared...
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Anything With Nothing – Curatorial Introduction, Charles Campbell
petchary:I recently wrote (on another blog site, dailyveritas.com) about the disturbing actions of police officers (however good their intentions) in painting out/obliterating the vibrant street art...
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This was World Oceans Day: Sunday, June 8, 2014
I had planned a post for World Oceans Day today – it did not materialize. I hope some Jamaicans celebrated it by doing something for our beautiful Caribbean sea. Well, if not today, then from now...
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UNEP-CEP Preparing Report on the State of the Caribbean’s Marine Environment
Our friends at the UN Environment Programme – the Caribbean Environment Programme based here in Kingston – have a major focus: our beautiful Caribbean Sea. On World Environment Day, UNEP-CEP announced...
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The Jamaican Diaspora: Deepening Connections
Who, what and where is the Jamaican diaspora? It’s a funny word, that used to have a line underneath it when I typed it in a document, as if it wasn’t real. But the Jamaican diaspora, wherever it may...
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The Seas Beyond “Our” Seas: CARICOM Workshop Learns from Scientists,...
It’s a complicated issue, and there are no easy answers. However, scientists, legal and conservation experts at a regional workshop for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states on “the Conservation and...
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My Qigong Day: Wednesday, June 4, 2014
It’s been a humid week so far, quite oppressively so. I am thankful for this evening’s wonderful Qigong practice at Trueself Centre of Being, which saved me. I could easily get addicted to Qigong… Have...
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A Jamaican Blogger in a World of Characters
When is a Jamaican not Jamaican? When he’s Jamaipanese. Actually, the young man in question is Kirk Brown. He’s a blogger with a difference. The only Jamaipanese man I know was waiting for us outside...
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Poetry in the City is a Noisy Affair
An evening of poetry at Bookophilia, our friendly neighborhood bookstore, is always an interesting experience. Earlier this evening, poets had to contend with the Friday night traffic, which roared...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Anything With Nothing – Curatorial Introduction, Charles Campbell
petchary:I recently wrote (on another blog site, dailyveritas.com) about the disturbing actions of police officers (however good their intentions) in painting out/obliterating the vibrant street art...
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This was World Oceans Day: Sunday, June 8, 2014
I had planned a post for World Oceans Day today – it did not materialize. I hope some Jamaicans celebrated it by doing something for our beautiful Caribbean sea. Well, if not today, then from now...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UNEP-CEP Preparing Report on the State of the Caribbean’s Marine Environment
Our friends at the UN Environment Programme – the Caribbean Environment Programme based here in Kingston – have a major focus: our beautiful Caribbean Sea. On World Environment Day, UNEP-CEP announced...
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The Jamaican Diaspora: Deepening Connections
Who, what and where is the Jamaican diaspora? It’s a funny word, that used to have a line underneath it when I typed it in a document, as if it wasn’t real. But the Jamaican diaspora, wherever it may...
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2014 Coral Reef Assessment of Portland Bight Protected Area, Jamaica
Dr. Suzanne Palmer, a lecturer in coral reef ecology at the University of the West Indies, has received funding from the Waitt Foundation Rapid Ocean Conservation Grants Program to carry out an...
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Mid-week Mumblings: Wednesday, June 11, 2014
It’s been miserably hot and dry in central Kingston this week so far. 32 degrees but feels hotter, and absolutely no sign of any rain. Sadly, since the fuss about the Meteorological Service of...
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The Seas Beyond “Our” Seas: CARICOM Workshop Learns from Scientists,...
It’s a complicated issue, and there are no easy answers. However, scientists, legal and conservation experts at a regional workshop for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states on “the Conservation and...
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