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Yes, We Are Still on Flu Alert…
It’s time we all took influenza (flu) seriously, isn’t it? It comes in various forms these days and the H1N1 virus is one strain, but as easily transmitted as any other flu, says the World Health...
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Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica Expands Its Cleanup Network in 2019
During two recent workshops with community activists (and musicians) conducted by Panos Caribbean, the issue of solid waste management – the garbage that clogs our roads, drains, gullies, rivers – and...
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An Important Privy Council Ruling on the Promotion of Police Personnel...
This news received very little coverage in local media – whose recent headlines have primarily involved politics, crime and the annual school athletics battle at the National Stadium. Nevertheless,...
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Not All Jamaican Christians Are Anti-Abortion: A Statement from Committed...
Each time the issue of abortion is raised for debate in Jamaica, the Christian extremists who say they are particularly concerned about the nation’s health and family life get “steamed up.” They do...
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An Update on the Captive Dolphins of Discovery Bay: Legal Action Taken
Before I even start updating you on the captive dolphins of Discovery Bay, dear readers, let me remind you: Discovery Bay is not the first or only place in Jamaica where dolphins are held captive for...
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A Message and a Letter on the Discovery Bay Captive Dolphin Facility
Please find below a message sent to the Jamaican Government, tourism officials and cruise ship companies by Diana Morency, which she shared with me. We all need to speak out and express our thoughts on...
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View From a Hill: Smoking Chimneys and the Farmers’ Plight
Recently, I found myself on the top of a hill in South St. Elizabeth. This part of the parish has a special aura. It is warm as toast, dry as bone – and yet, fruitful. It has been called the “bread...
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BirdSleuth Caribbean Program Connects Kids to Science and Nature
Bird sleuthing! An important part of the work of BirdsCaribbean (the region’s largest conservation NGO) is education. Not the “chalk and talk” kind of education, but hands-on, creative, experiential –...
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Nuh Dutty Up Di Road! JET Wants Carnival Revelers To Be Neat and Tidy This Year
The weather’s getting warmer and the Easter holiday is nearly upon us, which means it’s Carnival time in Jamaica. The Jamaica Environment Trust has launched a great campaign to raise awareness among...
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Women Suffer, Children Suffer, The Nation Suffers
I woke up this morning to a heartfelt Twitter thread from UNICEF Jamaica – which, more often than not, is the voice of our conscience about how we treat our children. It follows the horrific story this...
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The Amaterra Development: Is This Sustainable Tourism?
A tweet dropped into my timeline earlier this week from Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Nothing unusual about that as he, like other government ministers, is a regular tweeter. This one gave me pause,...
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World Heritage Day, 2019: New Group Uses Media to Preserve Jamaica’s Built...
Thursday, April 18, 2019 is UNESCO World Heritage Day. This year, appropriately, it will focus on heritage rural sites. I will share a few photos that I have taken in a gallery tomorrow – including...
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World Heritage Day: A Photo Gallery
I was inspired by today’s UNESCO World Heritage Day to post a few of my own photos – from Jamaica to Vermont to Sri Lanka – reflecting the power of our built heritage. I hope you will enjoy them. I...
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Earth Day 2019 in Jamaica: JET Refocuses on Cockpit Country in PSA
Earth Day (April 22) is fast approaching, and Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) has produced two out of three parts of a special PSA to remind us that we need to remain vigilant to ensure that our...
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Health Ministry Monitoring Island for Measles
Measles is NO joke. I had it as a child in England, and remember being ill in bed (with the curtains shut tight, for some reason) for what seemed like a very long time. Parents are urged to get their...
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Nathan Ebanks Foundation Extends Its Outreach to St. Elizabeth
“Inclusion” is a word with a simple meaning: not leaving out any man, woman or child, whatever their situation. It’s really important when we are talking about people with special needs. So, as the...
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(Mother) Earth Day Notes and Quotes
It’s Earth Day and Easter Monday, April 22. How can we get the message across that our Mother Earth (we don’t use that expression much anymore) is in deep trouble, and that we humans must bear some...
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Health Ministry Says There Are No Cases of Measles on the Island
I have just one thing to say about the current fears over measles: Get your child vaccinated! As the number of cases continues to rise in New York (and has tripled globally this year) and we realize...
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Environmental Buzzwords: Let’s Not Get Hung Up on Them, Says Erica Hamilton
Politicians and others always talk about “the environment” as if it is separate from ourselves, without realizing that everything is connected (and so are we). So, whatever we do to the environment...
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Are We in the Wrong Jungle Again?
Tourism advertisements really do get ridiculous sometimes. I had to laugh when recently I read that a certain recording studio/eco-cabin spot in Portland, Jamaica was being described as situated in a...
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