Some beaches in Jamaica are off limits to its citizens. Correction: many beaches. This is a fact. The issue of beach access remains a sore point for many Jamaicans; I have a feeling it will never be resolved to everyone’s satisfaction, because so many beaches are actually reserved for tourists – and for Jamaicans who … More The vexed issue of Jamaicans and their beaches
The Portland Bight Discovery Centre, on the fringe of wetlands at Salt River in Clarendon, is the “HQ” of environmental education for the Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation (C-CAM). I have attended several activities there, during which community members and schoolchildren of all ages were involved and enjoying the process of learning. As I myself … More C-CAM holds its first environmental Youth Forum at Salt River, Jamaica
I get a little lost on legal matters, so I attended Jamaica Environment Trust’s (JET) Climate Litigation Seminar on March 15 feeling rather daunted. Would I understand all the legal complexities? Well, I didn’t get all the details sorted out in my head, but the messages came across clearly and forcefully – in particular from … More It’s not a climate or energy crisis: it’s a political and legal crisis, says Guyanese environmental lawyer
It’s funny how Jamaican history and culture are so tightly interwoven, especially perhaps in the City of Kingston – what we now call “downtown” – which became the island’s centre of commerce and culture. Founded in 1692 after the Port Royal earthquake, Kingston did not become Jamaica’s “official” capital until 1872 (before that, it was … More P.A. Benjamin Manufacturing Co. celebrates 145 years – and its Garvey connections
Tomorrow (Monday, March 11) will be a critical day for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which will be meeting in Jamaica to discuss the crisis unfolding in one of its members – a country just 500 kilometres away from us – Haiti. According to the New York Times today, at least one million of its 11 … More Open Letter to members of the Caribbean Community regarding a rights-based regional approach for the protection of Haitian migrants and refugees
Firstly, you may ask: Who are the Coalition for Forests? They are 27 civil society organisations (CSOs) that are actively engaged at the local and national levels in forest conservation, management and restoration in Jamaica. The primary goal of the Coalition is to bring the citizens themselves into the process of decision-making and to help … More Jamaica’s Coalition for Forests calls for a more participatory national budgeting process
The Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) has a call for proposals out, under its Forest Conservation Fund and the Special Climate Change Adaptation Fund (SCCAF). Proposals from eligible non-governmental organisations must be received by email or delivered to EFJ’s address not later than 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2024. Please see full details below … More Environmental Foundation of Jamaica invites proposals for grant funding 2024
Sometimes, it seems hard to put yourself in someone else’s shoes – a stranger’s. You cannot imagine, or don’t want to imagine, what it must feel like to be desperate, hungry, afraid for your life and that of your family, not knowing what’s going to happen next. What would you do? The United Nations Refugee … More Reflections of a Haitian Teenager: Why I had to leave Haiti and came to Jamaica (a fictionalised account based on true stories)
I rarely comment on the meandering mire* that is Jamaican partisan politics (especially elections), but the Advocates Network put out a release, in the wake of the February 26 Local Government Elections, that makes sense to me. After an almost unprecedented social media assault by the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (who did seem to regard … More Advocates Network wants more citizen action in the wake of Local Government Elections
I am sharing this because I do love the underlying empathy and caring that it embodies. Kindness is increasingly important, in this unkind and often uncaring world. Families with children who are sick and suffering – especially those who are low on financial resources and societal support – go through a great deal of anxiety … More Jamaica’s Sandals Foundation supports the families of sick children at Bustamante Hospital
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