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
“Exodus! Movement of Jah people!” I often find when I am considering a “big issue” a Bob Marley song comes to mind. Now, this big issue is migration. Jah People have always been on the move – it’s nothing new. These days, however, some are legal people, and they are good. Others are illegal, and … More They are “Jah people”: Jamaica must end arbitrary detentions and forced returns of Haitian asylum seekers
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
Although I had wanted to include it in my last post, I couldn’t locate this Statement from the Press Association of Jamaica. However, I thought it important to add as a postscript, now that I have found it. It touches on some important issues for our island’s democracy. May 3, 2024 WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY … More World Press Freedom Day addendum: a Statement from the Press Association of Jamaica
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
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
Freedom Imaginaries stands with the 37 Haitian refugees, who have been in limbo since last August in a heavily guarded compound in rural Jamaica. They have now been denied asylum. I stand with the refugees also. I am saddened by the cold-hearted, frankly xenophobic comments by many Jamaicans that they should be sent back as … More #WithHaitianRefugees
I have just realised that International Women’s Day is coming up this week (Friday March 8) with the theme: “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress.” It’s a worthy sentiment, but I cannot help feeling that the theme for Jamaica should be (perhaps every year) along the lines of protecting women and girls. Just one example: a … More Stand Up for Jamaica helps 20 domestic abuse victims towards financial independence
When I wrote this article about the condition of Vale Royal, a historic building in the parish of St. Andrew, Jamaica, it was in urgent need of attention. But it could have been revived. It was an outpatient in the emergency room. Now it is on life support, and the prognosis is very poor. You … More Jamaica’s historic Vale Royal now on life support
It’s everywhere. It’s insidious. Whether it’s on a beautiful trail in the Blue Mountains, on a riverbank, on a beach, or in a noxious gully in any urban centre in Jamaica… Plastic is there. I shudder to think what overseas visitors notice when they step outside the environs of their all-inclusive hotels. And believe me … More Jamaica’s battle with plastic: we can’t give up
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