In case you missed it, an edited version of this letter was printed in the “Jamaica Observer” on September 28. For more information (and daily updates on the campaign, as well as all kinds of useful and informative background material) visit the “No! to Port on Goat Island, Jamaica” Facebook page. Please, if you have … More An Open Letter to Minister Robert Pickersgill
Our Met Office forecast “severe weather” for the past couple of days, but it is a sunny, breezy Sunday in Kingston town. Not that we want severe weather, but recent weather forecasts have, to be honest, been wildly inaccurate. Shaw gathers momentum: Meanwhile, it is pouring rain in Mandeville. As I write, Phase Three Productions is live-streaming … More Campaigning and Corruption: Sunday, September 29, 2013
Ghanaian poet, playwright, diplomat and teacher Kofi Awoonor, 78, was among the casualties of the terrorist attack on Nairobi‘s Westgate Mall on September 21. There have already been many tributes, and the articles linked below express the loss much more beautifully than I can. Every life lost – rich or poor, young or old, African or not – was … More African Postman: Death of a Poet
Jamaicans have an amazing thing called “tek serious tings mek laugh” – in other words, making something humorous out of something serious. It’s a kind of coping mechanism that works well, even in the most dreadful and trying of times. And Lord knows, Jamaica has been through many such times. Here is a poem by Michael Abrahams … More Bubble
Community and youth groups from in and around Kingston participated in the huge International Beach Cleanup Day at Fort Rocky, near Port Royal… And of course many groups across the island. Here are a few more photos, gleaned from Facebook pages. Yes, the young people really worked hard and enthusiastically. I am asking them to … More Community Youth at Work! More from the Beach Cleanup
It was a nightmarish weekend in the global news, but there were glimmers of hope at home. Just little glimmers…a flickering at the end of a dark tunnel. Maybe. Mixed signals on Goat Islands: During a rambling and mostly forgettable speech on Sunday at the People’s National Party (PNP) conference, our Prime Minister Portia Simpson … More Whining, Excuses and Secrecy: Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Today the ruling People’s National Party‘s (PNP) Annual Conference is taking place at the National Stadium in Kingston. The party is also celebrating its 75th year. From my yard (quite a distance away from the Stadium) I can hear those mind-numbing vuvuzelas, much shouting over microphones and snatches of over-amplified music. In Jamaica, the songs played … More Celebration Time! Sunday, September 22, 2013
I am reposting this important column by businesswoman, author and leading member of the Women’s 51% Coalition in Jamaica, Dr. Marcia Forbes. This is an issue we must – must – keep on the front burner, if we care about the development of Jamaica. And who knows, it may also be relevant to some of … More Are Women Under Siege in Jamaica?
Last time I visited Fort Rocky, along the road to Port Royal, I was in the company of archaeologist Heidi Savery and a band of intrepid Jamaican and American scholars and students. Yesterday could not have been more different. I was helping out at the registration tent of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), who organized … More Gloves, Plastic and Bananas: Cleaning up at Fort Rocky
The streets are pretty dark in downtown Kingston at night. The daytime noise and scramble dies down. The waters of Kingston Harbour are still. But next month, I can guarantee bright lights – and noise! The Digicel Foundation (and many Jamaicans) will be “shining a light” – with the help of a number of superb … More Running (and Walking) Downtown
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