Tag: Clarendon

Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica Expands Its Cleanup Network in 2019

March 31, 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 almost every scrap of empty land has been consistently raised. Although the workshops are focusing on climate change, the issue comes up repeatedly (along … More Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica Expands Its Cleanup Network in 2019

A Pair of Big Eyes, Dry Leaves and Ice Cream at Mason River

February 27, 2019

If you have never driven (slowly) through the hills of northern Clarendon…you should. There are neat piles of sugar cane at the side of the road. There are quiet, silvery donkeys (some of whom were loaded on each side with the cane). There is the stunning view of Lluidas Vale, the home of the Worthy … More A Pair of Big Eyes, Dry Leaves and Ice Cream at Mason River

Natural History Museum of Jamaica On the Road: To Freetown, Where Cleaner is Greener

June 24, 2018

I have been writing about environmental education recently. We can do it in different ways, reaching out to different groups of Jamaicans. Working with schools – teachers as well as students – is an effective way to get the messages out to young people that will hopefully ripple outwards into the surrounding community. Freetown, Clarendon … More Natural History Museum of Jamaica On the Road: To Freetown, Where Cleaner is Greener

Jamaica Environment Trust’s Bittersweet 20th Anniversary for Schools’ Environment Programme

June 20, 2018

After twenty years of the Schools Environment Programme (SEP), Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) has to close the programme down as funding from the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) has been withdrawn. I had already shared some information in a previous post about the financial challenges JET has been facing, and their needs in order to … More Jamaica Environment Trust’s Bittersweet 20th Anniversary for Schools’ Environment Programme