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A Short Tribute to The Likkle Lizard
I was inspired to share these photographs with you, my dear readers. As you are no doubt aware, Goat Islands in the Portland Bight Protected Area remains threatened by a mega-port, which the Jamaican...
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Happy World Wetlands Day! #WetlandsForOurFuture
Today, February 2 is celebrated as World Wetlands Day. Latest research shows that 64 per cent of wetlands globally has disappeared since 1900. According to the World Wildlife Fund’s Living Planet...
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Marley Celebrated, Women Abused, Opposition Embarrassed: Friday, February 6,...
Jamaica is supposed to be celebrating Bob Marley’s seventieth birthday today. Marley is getting plenty of “blessings,” as Kingston is drenched in rain. Oh – I would also like to sincerely wish media...
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We Don’t Really Like Dirty, Do We? DO We?
I recently heard the CEO of Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) Diana McCaulay on radio. Commenting on the proliferation of garbage (strewn liberally from one end of the island to the other) she observed:...
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The Reggae Film Festival: An Update and a Gracious and Grateful Ending
My dear readers, as you may recall earlier this year (January 5, to be precise) I wrote about the Reggae Film Festival. Well, the bad news is that it will not take place this year, as planned. Here is...
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Listen Mi! Trench Town Children Celebrate Bob Marley at Seventy
Last Thursday, February 5, the children of Trench Town Reading Centre had special visitors. The Digicel Foundation brought Jo Anderson-Figueroa and Listenmi Caribbean to host an exciting interactive...
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Internal Affairs, Too Many Lawyers and Tangible Intangibles: Wednesday,...
Two long-winded but very important issues have dominated the news. Firstly there is the confusing muddle that Opposition Leader Andrew Holness has put himself into over the Senate resignation letters....
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Advice of the Attorney General on Issue of Opposition Senators
In yesterday’s post, I discussed the quandary that Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness finds himself in following the judgment of the Constitutional Court last Friday. This afternoon, Attorney...
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“Making It Happen” on International Women’s Day 2015
Here’s a message from the Women’s Resource and Outreach Centre (a member of the 51% Coalition) regarding International Women’s Day celebrations. It is going to be fun and informational. So do join us...
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LB Graduates “Poised for Advocacy”
“Live. You are beautiful! Live. Live. Live.” The warmly eloquent artist/activist/poet Fabian Thomas embraced the graduates of J-FLAG’s LB (Lesbian/Bisexual) Public Policy Training Program with these...
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SMH! The Panty Tree, Half-Senators and Saying Goodbye: Monday, February 16, 2015
The past few days have been “smh” days. As you probably know, dear readers, “smh” means “shake my head” in social media parlance. The accompanying emoticons might vary from that baffled one with mouth...
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My Letter to Özgecan
petchary:Violence against women has never really gone away. It remains a huge global issue that we all struggle with. Here in Jamaica, administrators, staff and students on our major university campus...
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Randy McLaren: Articulating Social Justice
Did you know that Friday, February 20 is the World Day of Social Justice? And did you know that Jamaica will be celebrating the Day – most emphatically, and most articulately? So this coming Friday,...
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Is Sustainable Development Even Possible in Negril?
I asked myself this question as I read environmental activist Diana McCaulay’s letter to the Gleaner this morning. I thought I would share it with you, so that you can see how very far the (once)...
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Hats or Not, Masks or Not, and Santoya’s Tragedy: Saturday, February 21, 2015
It’s been an interesting week. Rain has fallen. There was a holiday in the middle of it (Ash Wednesday) when we took a little pause. The weather remains “cool” by Jamaican standards, and we can’t...
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Taking the Samoa Pathway: Second Caribbean Green Economy Conference in...
I will be writing, tweeting and reporting from this very special and important conference hosted by the Jamaican Government in Kingston this week. Below is the official press release. For more...
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Sweet Honey In The Rock Celebrate Black History Month in Jamaica: Friday...
The U.S. Embassy in Jamaica has, for close to twenty years, presented a free concert in celebration of Black History Month on the last Friday in February at various locations in Kingston. The annual –...
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Shooting Yourself in Both Feet, The Power of Wind – And Yes, We Still Have...
We are into the Lenten season now (for those who are of religious persuasion) and the pre-Carnival season (for the hedonists among us), with weekly soca sessions in . It’s an odd combination, isn’t it?...
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Singing Redemption: Jamaica Day Part 1
Yesterday, by a strange but happy coincidence, I heard two versions of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” The first version was at a special Jamaica Day celebration on Friday, February 27 at the Abilities...
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Singing Redemption: Jamaica Day Part 2
On the evening of Friday, February 27, I was sitting in Kingston’s Emancipation Park in the front row of a sea of white chairs. In front of us was the domed stage, with bright colors sliding across its...
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