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Protect Your Coastlines and Seas from Pollution, Experts Urge Regional...
Living as we do on our respective islands and countries bordering the Caribbean Sea, we must realize by now the importance of protecting our vulnerable coastlines. We may not be always aware of our...
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The UN in Jamaica: Under One Roof
The Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Erik Solheim is optimistic. Erik Solheim: Sometimes we get too preoccupied with the little things. We need to focus on the big issues. (My...
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350 Words or Less: #HumanRightsDay
Yesterday I was overcome by tiredness and did not do much writing. So yesterday was International Human Rights Day. Here’s a very important post from human rights activist Susan Goffe, reminding us....
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Entering the Spiritual Yards of Artistic Magic and Mystery
This morning, we went to the opening of an art exhibition that sent pulses of mysterious energy through the cool white halls of the National Gallery of Jamaica. We entered into Spiritual Yards –...
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From Berlin to Aleppo: At Least They’re Doing Something
It seems to me that people are sick and tired of sitting by helplessly, while men wage war and bicker and refuse to make peace and lie and deny climate change and do shady business deals and all the...
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Farewell, America
I have not written anything about the U.S. elections, because I don’t comment much on foreign affairs and because I was so truly baffled, shocked and depressed by the actual fact of a Trump presidency...
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Environmental Toxins in Jamaica, Destructive Floods, Hurricanes and Birds:...
Here are some more stories on the environment and climate change, which I hope you will find interesting. Please click on the links for further information, and please share the articles, which I have...
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WROC Calls for Comprehensive Strategy to Address Violence Against Women and...
Here is today’s press release from the Women’s Resource and Outreach Centre (WROC), a member organization of the 51% Coalition. The Women’s Resource and Outreach Centre (WROC) shares the justifiable...
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Plastic Rice, Peter Gives Way to Peter, and Runaway Rains Bring Chaos:...
Life seems one great big rush, with Christmas just over a week away. There seem to be a few more Christmas parties than usual going on. Are people spending more money? It’s hard to say. The streets are...
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Apply Now for the 2017 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation in...
Jamaica has a flourishing and dynamic cultural life, as we all know. We also have a pretty fascinating cultural heritage – much of it in dire need of preservation. We love our culture, but we are...
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Jamaica Voted to Block UN Mandate of the Independent Expert on Sexual...
Is the Jamaican Government serious about protecting the rights of all its citizens? A recent vote in the United Nations certainly does not reflect this. On December 19, a second attempt was made to...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Anticipation
I’ve decided to try this weekly WordPress challenge. The topic this week is Anticipation: What are you waiting for? I took a photo of our three lovely rescue dogs, waiting for their morning meal today…...
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Christmas in Kingston, Jamaica: Ten Reasons To Be Cheerful (And There Are More)
Somehow I am not feeling what people call “the Christmas Spirit,” apart from some Christmas lights and talk of sorrel, pudding and the like. I need to tap into it some more. In fact, it may be my...
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Empowering the Disabled Community: Guest Blog Post by Wayne Campbell
I really missed out on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, on December 3. I simply did not get a chance to write on the topic. So I am glad fellow blogger Wayne Campbell addressed the...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Path
This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is on the theme “Path.” This opens up many possibilities, of course. It could be the path that we tread through our lives… I have chosen this photo,...
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Jamaica’s Climatescope Rank, Sea Turtles in Barbados and the First...
Happy Christmas Eve! I’ve picked out some more environmental news for you to ponder over the holiday season. Please click on the links for more information! Jamaica and the Caribbean: Jamaica’s rapid...
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Reneto is the People’s Choice, Vybz Kartel Makes a Career Move and A Deeper...
Boxing Days are designed for doing nothing much. Christmas Day itself can be quite hectic – unless you are so well off that you have servant to direct to do things for you. Today is very low key for us...
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Christmas in Twitterland – A Pictorial Glimpse
Well, everyone knows I just love Twitter. It’s exciting, annoying, fun, very diverse and if I can manage to avoid Donald Trump’s tweets, I’m OK. I am @petchary. We had a moderately sociable Christmas –...
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Advocacy and Policy Monitoring Go Hand in Hand For Civil Society Organizations
On the eve of Human Rights Day (December 10) there was a small but meaningful gathering at the coziest small hotel in town, the Alhambra Inn. Earlier this month, 22 representatives of ten civil society...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Resilient
This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is on the theme “Resilient.” I thought of the resilience of humans. In the past year, there have been many stories of resilience, in Jamaica and around the...
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