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A Mercenary By-Election, The Instagram Minister and Farewell to Luke: Sunday,...
I am slipping a little in my posts. As Christmas looms ever nearer, there is a frenzy of activity in Kingston. All I want to do is slow down and laze around… But not yet! The weather is exquisite –...
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Statement of the 51% Coalition: Defending Our Right to Enjoy the Benefits of...
Following recent events related to the National Housing Trust, the 51% Coalition (Women in Partnership for Development and Empowerment) issued this press release today. The Coalition is an alliance of...
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International Human Rights Day
petchary:There are so many human rights concerns weighing on our shoulders here in Jamaica. But there are signs of hope. I am sharing with you a post from journalist, blogger and friend Kate Chappell....
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Human Rights Day: “Localizing” Compassion
There was so much happening in Kingston today for Human Rights Day. I could only manage to participate in one or two events, but I take it as a good sign that there was so much recognition of the day....
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Jamaica Biennial 2014 at Devon House and National Gallery West
petchary:I spoke with Executive Director of the National Gallery of Jamaica Veerle Poupeye recently about the exciting Jamaica Biennial 2014. There will be a series of openings – the Devon House...
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Colour Pink Group holds 2nd Candlelight Vigil @equality_ja @petchary @NFPBJa
petchary:I mentioned there were several events this week – especially on International Human Rights Day – that I had wanted to be a part of. This was one… So since my fellow blogger Kate Chappell has...
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Here, There and Everywhere
The past couple of weeks have been a little… well, busy would be an understatement. Here are a few quick highlights of some significant happenings in Kingston, Jamaica – a kind of growing intensity of...
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Social Media and Politicians, Entertaining Dolphins and Recycling: Monday,...
It’s been raining forcefully every afternoon for the past few days. Afternoons are gloomy, and evenings fill with rain. This must be dampening the Christmas season; shopkeepers and vendors are...
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The Partnership for Jamaica: Letter from the 51% Coalition to the Prime Minister
Please see below a letter to the Prime Minister submitted by 51% Coalition re: the suspension of participation of the Women’s Sector in meetings of the Partnership for Jamaica (PFJ). This was delivered...
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The Partnership for Jamaica: Letter from the Environmental Sector to the...
Please find below a press release posted by the environmental sector, together with the text of the letter sent to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, to be read out at today’s meeting of the...
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The Unelected
“The Unelected.” That sounds like a movie or TV drama title, doesn’t it? “The Unforgiven.” “The Missing.” And so on. Yesterday lunchtime, I was gathering my belongings and about to leave Gordon House...
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Fun With Books
The welcoming scent of freshly brewing coffee greeted me as I stepped into my friendly neighborhood bookstore, Bookophilia, two evenings ago. A small but lively group of us clustered round a table in a...
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I Was Too Catty. Plus the Cuba Competition and What’s Up with Negril: Friday,...
The Christmas traffic in Kingston has now officially reached insanity level. I am not sure what all the frenzied activity is about; downtown at least business is reportedly very slow, worse than last...
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Stories of the Year, Best/Worst Ministers and Prices at the Pumps: Tuesday,...
This will be my last news post before Christmas. You can expect another one after I have recovered from the surfeit of food and drink that is yet to come. I am looking forward to Boxing Day and to...
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Boxing Day Leftovers
It’s December 26, and the neighborhood has been sunk in soporific mode since morning. Some Kingston citizens will no doubt rouse themselves from the post-Christmas Day torpor later today and toddle off...
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The Access Initiative: Focus on the Palisadoes Highway Development
The Access Initiative (TAI) is a global coalition of civil society groups working to promote better access to information, participation, and justice in national‐level decisions that affect the...
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My Blog’s 2014 In Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 160,000 times in...
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Three Years in Power, Sean Paul Calls It Off, and Good Work in West Kingston:...
So, we fight our way back from the Christmas holiday and look forward to the New Year – with some trepidation, perhaps, and the usual fake optimism and determination to do better in 2015. I will resist...
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Things That Made Me Smile in 2014
A dear online friend posted things that made him smile on his blog today. I thought I would steal his idea (I hope you don’t mind, Benji), although I did claim to dislike “year-end lists.” This is...
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Happy New Year… and Thank You!
It is 2015, an afternoon of gentle sunshine. I wish you, all my dear readers – near and far, old and new followers – a New Year full of love, peace and happiness. I so appreciate your reading,...
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