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Trans Profile – Jessica
petchary:There has been a lot of discussion about transgender issues recently. In Jamaica, as it probably is anywhere, it is a complex topic. If you find the whole thing confusing, take a look at the...
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Tears and Trauma in Tivoli, Inappropriate Remarks and A “Goat Pen” to be...
This has been an interesting week. All kinds of discoveries and revelations seem to be popping up in rather unexpected places. It’s election time, and grand announcements are also the order of the day....
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The PM Is Here But The Soup Is Boiling Over, 60 Dead Buses, Nurses On...
I’m not sure if there’s something in the water (or perhaps it’s the shortage) over the weekend, but the last few days things have gone a little “bonkers,” to coin a lovely English phrase. Or perhaps it...
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Young People Consider Climate Change, Part I: Climate Change Solutions – Why...
With the upcoming COP-21 bearing down on us, (the Paris Climate Change Conference), discussion is becoming more intense and a sense of urgency heightens. I am sharing two articles by young Jamaicans....
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Young People Consider Climate Change, Part 2: Advocacy, Biodiversity, Climate...
Environmental and youth advocate Adrian Watson has a great deal to say about climate change. As you will see from the article below, he continues to think through all the implications of climate change...
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International Coastal Cleanup Day 2015: Return to Fort Rocky
At six in the morning, we volunteers squeezed into a bus in Kingston, water bottles in hand. We were all a little quiet (sleepy, in other words). It was International Coastal Cleanup Day 2015,...
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End Further Delay in Campaign Finance Regulation: Enact the ECJ’s...
With elections very much in the air, the Campaign Finance Bill has not yet been passed. The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has done its work. Now it’s time for our political leaders to step up...
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Water Twice a Week, Blood Running Cold and Still No Fire Boats: Monday,...
I dwelt on politics a great deal in my last post; but there are many other things happening. So let’s put all those shenanigans on one side this time – except, perhaps, to mention that the ruling...
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“This Dangerous Tendency”: National Integrity Action Airs Concerns Over...
Well. One can always count on Jamaican civil society to express itself with vigor and conviction, and this morning was no exception at Gordon House – the unimpressive and cramped building where our...
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Harbour View Finally Gets State-of-the-art Sewage Treatment Plant
Great news on the environmental front is a little hard to come by, these days. But this is a terrific success story and an example of a fruitful and effective partnership between the Jamaica...
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Pope Francis at the United Nations: “Any harm done to the environment…is harm...
In case you did not have the opportunity to see or hear it this morning, here is the Pope’s address to the United Nations (English translation – he read it in Spanish). Now, I am not “religious” – in...
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Prickly Pole Politics, “Special Guests” and Horsing Around in Negril:...
Our yard seems to be creeping back to life with the arrival of a few rain showers, recently. We are grateful. Politics and Prickly Pole: The death of a child – a student of the quaintly named Prickly...
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Empowering Caribbean Women: Jamaicans to Attend Sexual Diversity Conference
It started just two years ago in Curaçao. Thirty-five women from 14 countries gathered to learn, share and build advocacy skills, under the inspiring theme: “Strengthening the invisible woman and...
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Walking for Climate Change in Jamaica: October 24, Emancipation Park
It’s a cliché, I know, but we need to remind ourselves, yet again: Climate change is here, and now. What more proof do we need than the second long, arduous summer of drought here in Jamaica: fields...
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Light and Dark: The #SuperBloodMoon Experience
Yes, it was another global hashtag event, like #Pope FrancisinPhilly or (as I write) #facebookdown. The moon considers appearing. (My photo) However, this was a natural occurrence that engendered some...
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A Penal Gift, Moving Right Along, and Vying for the Cannabis Cup: Wednesday,...
It seems impossible that September is almost over, but there it is. The year is waning, fast. And what a week it’s been so far. Where shall we start? Back to back Prime Ministerial visits: This is an...
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Violence Against Women: When Are We Going to Address It, Seriously?
It’s always there. A continuous backdrop to our daily lives. Violence against women is a serious developmental issue because it has many implications for the individual(s), families, communities and...
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The Pioneering WROC Urgently Needs Our Support
The Women’s Resource and Outreach Centre (WROC) needs our support through a difficult time. Economic conditions in Jamaica are harsh, we know; but can we allow a non-governmental organization serving...
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International Migratory Bird Festival Focuses on Caribbean Habitat Restoration
Just a couple of months ago, over 220 delegates from 33 countries descended on Kingston, Jamaica for the BirdsCaribbean 20th International Meeting at the Knutsford Court Hotel. It was an exciting five...
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Four Jamaican projects to receive first grants from Queen’s Young Leaders...
As the controversy over last week’s visit by UK Prime Minister David Cameron continues to rumble, here is some very positive news for four Jamaican private sector/non-governmental organizations – and...
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