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Climate Change Project upgrades Jamaican Agricultural Station for Caribbean...
Jamaica has been pretty busy on the climate change front, with some excellent developments. The brilliant Dr. Orville Grey, former Senior Technical Officer for Adaptation, left the Climate Change...
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The British Council’s Boys in Education Week
What are the challenges facing boys in education – and where are the opportunities for them to excel? The British Council’s second annual Boys in Education Week is designed to give the boys the support...
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I Pity the Poor Immigrant
You may wonder at the title, unless you are a fan of Bob Dylan, as I am. This is the title of a lament. Dylan’s song is a harsh view of immigrants (or anyone else) who may have aspirations that turn...
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World Press Freedom Day: No Cause for Celebration
World Press Freedom Day, May 3, never really strikes me as a “celebration.” In fact, every year it appears less and less so. Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the Rule of Law is this year’s...
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It’s Unlikely That…
For this week’s Photo Challenge, I thought of people whom I had observed in unlikely situations. I thought of oddly named buildings that seemed strangely out of place…and a stranded creature, that...
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The God of Second Chances: Voices for Jamaica Today Foundation Supports Inner...
The street is lined with the razor-wired walls of factories and warehouses, downtown. Not far away, two long-necked cranes on the wharf lean into the sun. Trucks rumble down the road. I arrive at a...
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Mismanagement of Waste Tyres by Government Agencies is the Issue, Says JET
So, once again, the good citizens of Kingston are suffering from a fire near the Riverton City dump (not landfill). This is, of course, not the first time. There was the major tyre fire in 2014, and...
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The 5K Experience
It was an unusual morning in the Lewis household. Just as the birds were stirring, we were blundering around the house, eyes blurry, trying to sip tea and put on socks. The dogs seemed to be raising...
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Your Place in the World, With People
I’m not sure about the last Weekly Photo Challenge: Place in the World. Do we all have a physical space where we “belong”? Is this about home or more than that? I suppose we are talking about comfort...
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Health Matters
It seems health issues are never far away from the top of the agenda in Jamaica. There is so much to be done, and resources only go so far. There are so many weaknesses in our public health system, and...
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There Are No Cases of Yellow Fever in Jamaica
This week is Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week. We never used to worry too much about these dangerous little creatures (of which the female is, in fact, deadlier than the male) – until the Chikungunya...
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Lots of Liquidity
What a beautiful word it is: Liquid. This is the week’s Photo Challenge. On an island, we are surrounded by a liquid of the salty variety, so it is not hard to find. We were known as the “Land of Wood...
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Creatures in Danger: And So Are We
Today (May 18) is Endangered Species Day. Just another of those days, you might say. However, can we stop and think about this for one moment? Why is a day like this even needed? Twenty years ago, we...
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Making Waves: How the West Indies Shaped the United States [Book Review]
I have read two books recently that reflect on the complex relationship between the Caribbean and what we like to call our “big, powerful neighbor to the North.” They are both written by Americans, but...
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I Could Have Been Among Prime Minister Theresa May’s Disinherited (Part 1): A...
I am honored and pleased to share the first part in a two-part article, submitted by my friend Professor Bernard Headley, who has remained steadfastly focused on the plight of immigrants, including...
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Pay More Attention to Child Safety: Fires, Disasters, Climate Change
This month is Child Month in Jamaica – although it is one of those cases of “every month is Child Month.” The dedicated Christine Staple-Ebanks, the founder of the Nathan Ebanks Foundation, is...
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Twists and Turns: Weekly Photo Challenge
This week’s challenge is Twisted. My fellow blogger Susan Goffe has given a marvelous example, of the “love bush.” There are indeed many examples in nature. Also, I think, the twists and turns of...
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Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton at the 71st Session of the World...
Our esteemed Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has been attending the 71st Session of the World Health Assembly and had the opportunity to speak on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – an issue he...
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The Caribbean Windrush Generation, Colonialism and the Idea of Home
I have been writing and sharing quite a bit recently on the issue of the “Windrush Generation” and the issue of immigration in the UK – the country of my birth, which continues to lean to the right...
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Katalyxt’s 2017/18 Youth Innovators’ Competition: Seeds of Entrepreneurship
Dear readers, my favorite people at Katalyxt have just completed their Seventh Annual Youth Innovators’ Competition – a very special competition for high schools intended to encourage innovation and...
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