Tag: Don Wehby

Jamaica Update, June 28, 2021: Anxious doctors, relaxed protocols, and the Saudis visit

June 29, 2021

It has been raining, thankfully. It has been damp and humid and thundery, and the garden is flourishing. Plus, the Euro football competition has been more than usually compelling. Apart from that, it’s been pretty much business as usual on this island – although I do sense a certain amount of tension and anxiety as … More Jamaica Update, June 28, 2021: Anxious doctors, relaxed protocols, and the Saudis visit

ICYMI in Jamaica: November 21, 2020, The Bad Dog Edition

November 21, 2020

It has been quite a week. The debate over the threatened mining operation in Puerto Bueno Mountain (Dry Harbour Mountain) dominated much of the local media (including social media), with many radio interviews, discussions, letters to the editor and columns, such as this piece by environmentalist Peter Espeut (who does not mince his words). Besides … More ICYMI in Jamaica: November 21, 2020, The Bad Dog Edition

Environmental Activist and Writer Diana McCaulay to Speak at the Schomburg Center, New York on November 15

September 25, 2017

I am extremely pleased to share this information from the New York-based Caribbean International Network (CIN) television station, which sponsors an annual lecture at the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture. This year, environmental advocate (and activist) Diana McCaulay will give the lecture on November 15. I cannot think of a better person; she … More Environmental Activist and Writer Diana McCaulay to Speak at the Schomburg Center, New York on November 15

Plastic Rice, Peter Gives Way to Peter, and Runaway Rains Bring Chaos: December 16, 2016

December 16, 2016

Life seems one great big rush, with Christmas just over a week away. There seem to be a few more Christmas parties than usual going on. Are people spending more money? It’s hard to say. The streets are clogged with traffic and stores in Kingston are getting full, but whether there is much business going … More Plastic Rice, Peter Gives Way to Peter, and Runaway Rains Bring Chaos: December 16, 2016

Curbing Corruption: Jamaica’s Imperative – Professor Trevor Munroe Speaks at the Schomburg Center

November 20, 2016

Three days ago, the Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), of which I am a proud member, spoke at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library as part of the CIN 12th Caribbean Lecture Series. While his audience may have been largely members of the substantial Jamaican diaspora in that … More Curbing Corruption: Jamaica’s Imperative – Professor Trevor Munroe Speaks at the Schomburg Center

GraceKennedy Announces 2016 Household Workers of the Year

July 3, 2016

This is great news about private sector support for an often overlooked and ignored, but very important section of our workforce. However, our domestic workers have a champion. Ms. Shirley Pryce is an amazing woman, who has fought for decades on behalf of domestic workers in Jamaica and the Caribbean. A founding member of the Jamaica … More GraceKennedy Announces 2016 Household Workers of the Year

The Business of Nation Building: Excerpts from the Selected Speeches of Douglas Orane

May 24, 2016

If there is one thing reading this book made me realize, it is that leadership is not a one-way street. It is not a question of driving full speed ahead, with the dazzling light of your vision in your eyes. Rather, it is about taking a steady drive, checking the rear view mirror; remembering that … More The Business of Nation Building: Excerpts from the Selected Speeches of Douglas Orane

GraceKennedy Continues to Invest in Management Studies and the Environment Through the GraceKennedy Foundation and Its UWI Chairs

November 22, 2014

Here is a press release and photographs from the GraceKennedy Foundation, which is doing good and very focused work. Please support its efforts! Company pledges J$1M to the UWI Plastic Bottle Separation Project Kingston, Jamaica, November 20 – The tremendous work being done by holders of GraceKennedy Chairs – Professors Ian Boxill and Dale Webber … More GraceKennedy Continues to Invest in Management Studies and the Environment Through the GraceKennedy Foundation and Its UWI Chairs

May 15, 2013

May 16, 2013

My week got off to a great start with a donation to Eve for Life from the Optimist Club of Sunset, Liguanea on Monday morning. We are indeed tremendously grateful for the gifts donated, and it was a huge pleasure to welcome President Lavern Brown, three members of the Walker family and Patrick Prendergast, a … More May 15, 2013