First of all, a confession: I was not there. I should have been, and I know I missed something quite special. Following the great success of last year’s “birding with kids” session organised by Birdlife Jamaica, the plan was to celebrate Global Big Day (May 11) in similar fashion. Once again, it was busy, fun … More A Big Day for Jamaica’s birds (and the children)
Today is Mother’s Day in Jamaica. Jamaicans take this day very seriously. Happy Mother’s Day memes flood social media. Sentimental music floats across the gardens of Upper St. Andrew and down through the narrow streets and lanes of downtown Kingston. There is a roaring trade in teddy bears, imported roses wrapped in cellophane, and more. … More Happy Mother Earth Day
Last month, the Caribbean Tourism Organization held its Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development in St. George’s, Grenada. Its theme was: The 5 P’s for a Legacy of Caribbean Tourism Sustainability: People, Planet, Prosperity, Purpose, Partnership Was it all just “blah blah blah” with the latest catch phrases thrown in; or are those who attend these … More The irony of “sustainable tourism” in the Caribbean
I am sharing Professor Carolyn Cooper’s recent blog post (and column in the Sunday Gleaner) – not only because it refers to an area in our “neck of the woods” on the outskirts of Jamaica’s capital city. As she has done in previous articles, Professor Cooper touches on what has been, for some time, a … More Digging up dirt on Lady Musgrave Road: Kingston, Jamaica still has many development issues
Today (May 3) was World Press Freedom Day. We are delighted that Jamaica has moved up a number of places in the annual index, according to Reporters Without Borders. Jamaica is now 24th on the index of 180 countries, up eight places from 2023 and the highest in the Caribbean region. We must be doing … More World Press Freedom Day: Jamaica moves up the ranks, UNESCO reports on environmental journalists
Some thoughts have been floating around in my mind on a number of developments in Jamaica. So I decided to collect them all in one place. I was just reminded of the George Orwell concept of “Doublethink” from 1984. “Cognitive dissonance” is an internal struggle not quite governed by Orwell’s dystopian stringency – but we … More Environment and climate change in Jamaica: Some outstanding matters
Amidst all the doom and gloom news we scroll through on a regular basis, big rays of sunlight do burst through. One of these is a perhaps unlikely source of joy: the Jamaican Giant Galliwasp, a large lizard presumed extinct, and very old. I wrote about it for Global Voices here. (Yes, I know, it … More Celeste, the Jamaican Giant Galliwasp, has arrived home: a historic repatriation
The once beautiful mangroves fringing Kingston Harbour – which could still be beautiful, if given the chance – are to get a new chance to survive, and thrive. Don’t they deserve it? After all, the Palisadoes – Port Royal (comprising 7,523 hectares) was designated the island’s second Ramsar Wetland of International Importance on Earth Day … More On Earth Day, Jamaica’s Great Mangrove Cleanup launched. So – why don’t YOU volunteer for the environment?
It’s all about learning, sharing, networking, making new friends, establishing new collaborations and making plans. And of course, birding in the field! BirdsCaribbean is the largest bird conservation non-profit organization in the Caribbean region,with over 2,000 members and partners in 31 countries. It has just opened registration for its International Conference in Santo Domingo, in … More A week in July with BirdsCaribbean in the Dominican Republic: From Mangroves to Mountains
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
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