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Why Do People Love to Visit Captive Dolphins?
I wonder why. Here are some thoughts from Erica Hamilton, who is spearheading the opposition to the planned (and approved!) captive dolphin facility in Discovery Bay, adjacent to Puerto Seco Beach and...
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Opinion: Sooner or Later, We Have to Stop Economic Growth — and We’ll Be...
This article by @richardheinberg is republished from ensia.com. What do YOU think? Opinion: Sooner or Later, We Have to Stop Economic Growth — and We’ll Be Better For It The end of growth will come one...
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Jamaica Environment Trust Wants More Information on Government’s Plan for a...
On February 8 I saw a lovely tweet from Prime Minister Andrew Holness, regarding a floating cruise ship pier to be installed at Port Royal. It was accompanied by a video… Port Royal’s SeaWalk floating...
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Updates From the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade On...
This morning, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith held a press briefing updating journalists on the current situation regarding the Jamaican Government’s planned...
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A Double Health Announcement: A Dengue Fever Update, and a Flu Alert
Minister of Health Christopher Tufton is waging a battle on two fronts at the moment. Today he informed Parliament about the near-outbreak of influenza (something not to be joked with, by the way) and...
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Jamaica AIDS Support for Life Targets Youth for Safer Sex Week
Valentine’s Day is pretty big in Jamaica. In uptown Kingston, there are brunches and concerts and special events. The town is flooded with imported roses, shiny boxes of chocolates and teddy bears with...
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Writing Letters About Discovery Bay Captive Dolphin Facility – But Are the...
I am copying and pasting below two letters regarding the planned captive dolphin facility at Puerto Seco Beach in Discovery Bay – a designated fish sanctuary – for the benefit of the cruise ship...
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All Creatures Great and Small
I saw a post on Instagram today from the Natural History Museum of Jamaica: two schoolgirls, frowning slightly, holding between them a container full of insects (one was a butterfly). The girls were...
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Insect Populations are Declining Around the World. How Worried Should We Be?
This article by Editor in Chief Marilyn Hoff is republished from ensia.com as a follow-up to my previous post. Insect populations are declining around the world. How worried should we be? Widely...
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Mourning a Creative and Caring Jamaican
I always keep in my mind Jamaicans whom I admire for various reasons. Most of them work quietly and “without fanfare” as they say, doing what they know is right. They are committed. They are...
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St. Bess Heritage: Wattle and Red Earth
It all started with a house. Kingston-based architect Ann Hodges designed a house for Dr Courtney Coke, a Chicago-based member of the Jamaican diaspora, in Potsdam, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. Potsdam...
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A Pair of Big Eyes, Dry Leaves and Ice Cream at Mason River
If you have never driven (slowly) through the hills of northern Clarendon…you should. There are neat piles of sugar cane at the side of the road. There are quiet, silvery donkeys (some of whom were...
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The Commonwealth Foundation Features JET’s Advocacy Work in New Podcast Series
Please see below press release from the Commonwealth Foundation. You can listen to the podcast featuring JET here:...
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Please Use Registered Nursing Homes, CCRP Urges
A disturbing report in the Jamaica Gleaner recently highlighted the issue of unregistered nursing homes on the island. Here is the response of the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP). Be...
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Jamaica to Temporarily Close Its Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela (And Prime...
Jamaica’s relationship with Venezuela (generally a warm one during the Chavez era and for decades prior to that) has become increasingly difficult and complex since the political crisis there, which is...
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Families of Victims of Police Brutality Call for Justice
Another International Day passed without much comment from anybody on the island. I should have posted this last Friday, March 15, which was the actual date of International Day Against Police...
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The Concretization of Jamaica Continues: Plans for the “New Negril” (A New...
It seems that the “concretization” of our coastline is to continue, and all in the name of tourism dollars. Yes, I know that’s not a real word, but it sprang to mind! I have been somewhat out of the...
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Letter from Minister Johnson Smith Regarding Temporary Closure of Jamaican...
As expected, the relationship between Jamaica and Venezuela continues to spark controversy. The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Lisa Hanna, reacted to the...
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Trees of Jamaica (and I Need More Education)
I missed out on International Day of Forests this year (it was March 21). I love trees, and I love taking photos of them, so I thought I would pay a little photographic tribute to these incredible...
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A Youthful World Poetry Day
Jamaica celebrated World Poetry Day last week. As last year, the atmosphere was warm and friendly despite the competitive element – the presentation of poetry prizes (the hopefuls sat together in an...
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