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Fi Wi Jamaica: Past, Present and Future
Fi Wi Jamaica seems to me so much more than a “project.” It is two years old already, with one more year to go. I really wish it could go on beyond 2018, because it has done so much. One of Fi Wi...
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Free Winnifred’s Beach: Keep It Free and Beautiful!
Winnifred’s Beach is not just any beach. At least, not to us. It is at the bottom of a wildly rocky road down a hillside, a turning off the main road in Fairy Hill, Portland. There used to be a “wicker...
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Jamaica’s latest fiscal ‘problem’?
My fellow blogger Dennis is an economist. I am sharing his thoughts on the Jamaican economy, because he is the expert – and because after the latest Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) quarterly press...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Paying Close Attention to Hurricane Irma
Our region – our scattering of islands, large and small – has never felt so vulnerable in the face of the monstrous Hurricane Irma, which has devastated the little island of Barbuda, besides Saint...
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The Cost of Storms: Some Caribbean Islands to Receive Payouts from CCRIF...
Here we are in Kingston, right on the very edge of Hurricane Irma’s huge spiral of destruction. Lightning flickers, the thunder is terrifying our dogs, and we have had very heavy rain for the last hour...
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Storms
I am reblogging this beautiful quote from my friend in Ecuador, whose blog always refreshes me. These bright birds (toucans) were photographed in Panama. It is cheering to have these warm and...
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Waiting…and Waiting.
Waiting is a pause, a pause before the action. That is this week’s Photo Challenge. I often seem to take pictures of people before an event, while they are waiting for something to happen. The body...
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Hurricane Irma: Will the Caribbean Ever Be the Same?
For the past few days, I have been wrapped up in social media posts – looking at photos and videos of broken buildings, ravaged landscapes and water – water everywhere – whether salt or fresh it is...
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Cockpit Country Is Who We Are
CEO of the Jamaica Environment Trust Diana McCaulay tweeted recently: Cockpit Country is heartland. History. Struggle. Triumph. Water. People. Farmers. Culture. Forests. Jamaica. #savecockpitcountry I...
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JET Invites Nation’s Leaders to Participate in International Coastal Cleanup...
Well, the “Jetters” and thousands of volunteers across the island are gearing up and getting ready for International Coastal Cleanup Day 2017 – this coming Saturday. There is a full list of all the...
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Myanmar: Dreams Lying in Open Graves and Up in Flames
Thursday, September 21 is the United Nations International Day of Peace. And here I am, “reblogging” myself. It is a seven year-old post. Yes, it’s odd, I am conceding. However, it’s for a reason: I am...
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Acting Locally for International Peace Day: Thursday, September 21 (Please...
International Peace Day is tomorrow – Thursday, September 21, 2017. In Jamaica, peace is a big issue. As the Dalai Lama and others have said – “peace” does not just mean “absence of violence.” It is...
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Please Help Bird Conservationists in the Caribbean After Two Dreadful Hurricanes
BirdsCaribbean is reeling after the onslaught of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, this hateful month of September, 2017. As I write, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Vieques, the north coast of the Dominican...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Comments on Our Week of Disasters – and How We...
Here in Jamaica, the sun is shining and a gentle breeze blows. But we cannot say the same thing for many of our Caribbean neighbours, who are struggling to pick up the pieces after Hurricanes Irma and...
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A Peace Day Message from WMW Jamaica
WMW Jamaica (formerly Women’s Media Watch) has a powerful message for today – International Peace Day – as the day draws to an end. I am posting it rather belatedly, but of course the message rings...
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The Save Cockpit Country Petition Was Taken Offline for 18 Hours. The Good...
The organisers of the Save Cockpit Country petition have no interest in an illegitimate process. I know National Integrity Action, among other organisations, has thrown its support behind the...
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New York’s Vissi Dance Theater To Perform in Jamaica
It’s always exciting to have visiting dance troupes, and this one has Jamaican connections. You might like to enjoy next weekend… New York-based dance company ready to rock the stage Kingston, Jamaica...
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Layers Upon Layers
This week’s photo challenge is “Layered.” There are so many layers… some unseen and unknown. Here I have collected a few, in the natural world mostly. Sometimes there are layers in a landscape....
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Storytellers Are Readers (And Thank you, Nadine!)
I have now set my Sunday morning routine for the foreseeable future: Stay in bed (or half in bed) until midday, reading and sipping coffee (black, no sugar). So, please do not disturb, and the phone...
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National Mercy Week Begins Today
The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven, Upon the place beneath. What Portia was saying in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is that mercy should flow...
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