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Vying for the Throne…in the Pegasus Gardens
I have to admit to being seriously addicted to that television saga to end all sagas (also of course, books by George R.R. Martin)… “Game of Thrones.” In my defense, I have always loved fantasy and...
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A Teen Traveler, Worrying Testimony and Not Riverton This Time: Wednesday,...
Mid-week and mid-month, there is much to ponder. The news so far has raised many puzzling questions to which we must be able to find answers. Co-chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee,...
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Women’s Sector Elects Representative to the Partnership for Jamaica
Twenty-eight representatives from various organisations in Jamaica’s women’s sector met recently to discuss its continued participation in the Partnership for Jamaica (PFJ) and to elect a four-woman...
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An Ill Wind, Arming Against Corruption and A Guide Runner: Sunday, April 19,...
“It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good.” Well, it has been a windy week and our yard has filled with crackling dry leaves. It’s hard to find anything good blowing for anybody, just at the moment....
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Earth Day Lift-Off for Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival
“Restore Habitats, Restore Birds” is the theme for this year’s Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival (CEBF). At dozens of events throughout the region, participants of all ages will learn how restoring...
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UWI’s New Ganja Plantation, A Cable Debacle and a Sign Disappears: Friday,...
Well! In just a few days since I last wrote, we have seen some interesting developments. I have been dashing up and down the city in the ever-growing heat (is it really still only April?) but will...
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Protecting the Rights of Every Citizen: Debating the Sexual Offences Act
The Sexual Offences Act 2009 is under review by a Joint Select Committee of Parliament, and there is much to be considered and discussed. J-FLAG partnered with Mary Seacole Hall at the University of...
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African Postman: The Leadership is the Problem, Not Kenyans
I follow a political blog written by Patrick Gathara (whom I also follow on Twitter – @gathara) a cartoonist and commentator based in Kenya. I am reposting his latest article here, because I often find...
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Do We Ever Think About Where the Waste Goes? Tourism Action Clubs Have Some...
The Tourism Enhancement Fund continues to provide tremendous support for the Jamaica Environment Trust’s (JET) campaign to make Jamaicans more aware of the damaging effects of careless solid waste...
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Paul Laurence Dunbar: Ships That Pass in the Night
petchary:Many of us may not have heard of this beautiful poet, a contemporary of Frederick Douglass. It has been a hard night in Baltimore, but we hope, as my friend and fellow blogger Barbara says,...
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JFJ Elects Strong, New Board To Take It Forward
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has a special place in my heart – and in the hearts of many.Founded in 1999 in the heat of riots in Kingston by protesters angry at increased gas prices, JFJ is a...
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Fluff and Bluff, Nuh Guh Deh and a Hotel Times Three: Wednesday, April 29, 2015
A high pressure ridge is over Jamaica, which means considerable heat, no rain and a wind that offers no respite. I am almost hugging the fan right now (and no, air conditioning is not an option for us,...
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Enriching Education at Central Branch
“This is a moment of hope.” So said the Rt. Reverend Robert Thompson, the Anglican Suffragan Bishop of Kingston. We were sitting under a sunlit white tent in the schoolyard at Central Branch All Age...
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Jamaica’s Young Women…Powering Ahead
It’s hard, at the moment, to find a glimmer of light and hope for our young women and girls. There seems to be so much against them; their status as “victims” in the eyes of the Jamaica media and...
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U.S. Naval Ship “Comfort” To Provide Medical Services, Outreach in Jamaica,...
Here is a press release from the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica; the website is http://kingston.usembassy.gov Minister of Health Dr. Fenton Ferguson and U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Luis G. Moreno are pleased...
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Jamaica is #9 in World Press Freedom, But There Are Flies in the Theater:...
It’s a new month. The bars and restaurants of Kingston were packed Saturday night with people watching the “big fight.” Certainly a good night for business, although many Jamaicans were unhappy with...
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“Life Begins at Forty”: The EU-Jamaica Relationship, and Beyond
After a very busy day yesterday, I ended up missing the Europe Day celebrations at the residence of Ambassador Paola Amadei, who heads the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica. Europe Day...
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Work Continues on China-Backed Nicaragua Canal Amid Serious Opposition
I have written before about the “systematic dismantling of Paradise” and have used the construction of a canal – cutting a huge swathe through nature reserves, indigenous lands, people’s homes and...
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U.S. Sailors Help Revive Old Age Home in Kingston
It is a hot Sunday, a Mother’s Day morning. The Ozanam Home for the Aged, a long, low building just off Mannings Hill Road in Kingston, looks subdued and sleepy on the outside. For a moment I wonder if...
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The Hills Are Ablaze, More Hand-Wringing and Teachers in Black: Sunday, May...
We love to use this word “challenging,” don’t we? Well, I would say 2015 has been a challenging year for Jamaica so far, and I doubt anyone would disagree with me. But, we plod on… And some will find...
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