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A Great Partnership: Kingston Creative and the Institute of Jamaica, Celebrating Child Month

June 4, 2019

This post has several of my personal “favorite things” wrapped up in it. Firstly, my always-abiding interest in Japanese culture (I have a Master’s in Japanese Studies); secondly, my great love of museums since childhood, when I spent a great deal of time in those places, and am now happy to say that I am … More A Great Partnership: Kingston Creative and the Institute of Jamaica, Celebrating Child Month

The Return of Green Expo Jamaica

May 26, 2019

Green Expo is returning, after an eight-year hiatus, and we are happy about it. Conceptualized in the early 1990s, the first Green Expo was in 1996. It filled a need to offer practical environmental education for the “man/woman on the street” – including products and services available, as well as technical advice and financial support. … More The Return of Green Expo Jamaica

CCRP and the Living Legacy Awards

May 13, 2019

I want to tell you a little bit about a non-profit organization, the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP), which seeks to uplift, inspire and support our seniors (50 years and over) in Jamaica. I am a member and volunteer. Founded by Jean Lowrie-Chin in 2010, CCRP’s mission is: To work towards ensuring that the … More CCRP and the Living Legacy Awards

Health Ministry Monitoring Island for Measles

April 20, 2019

Measles is NO joke. I had it as a child in England, and remember being ill in bed (with the curtains shut tight, for some reason) for what seemed like a very long time. Parents are urged to get their children FULLY vaccinated (two doses). It is highly contagious and is more dangerous when you … More Health Ministry Monitoring Island for Measles

Women’s Empowerment Group Graduates From Integrity and Advocacy Programme in Style

December 15, 2018

I have done a lot of celebrating in the past week or two, as we move down towards Christmas. One project that I am proud to have been involved with (in a small way) was the Women’s Resource and Outreach Centre’s (WROC) Strengthening a Culture of Integrity in Jamaica project, implemented in collaboration with National Integrity Action … More Women’s Empowerment Group Graduates From Integrity and Advocacy Programme in Style

Blogging from Sierra Leone: The ‘Why’.

December 4, 2018

Originally posted on Conundrum.:
There are millions of narratives online about people and their stories, mostly as strangers without meeting each other we connect with these experiences as we find ourselves relating to them. The intricate nature of human existence is the simple truth that in our differences we notice familiar things that brings us…

On Honouring our Dead in Different Ways

October 28, 2018

Hallowe’en is just around the corner. In Vermont, where we stayed recently, there was much evidence of this. Filmy ghosts dangled from every tree, lining the entire Main Street of the nearest town, St. Johnsbury. There is a plan for the fourth annual Halloween Parade in the town. Many houses had what appeared to be fake … More On Honouring our Dead in Different Ways

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A Great Partnership: Kingston Creative and the Institute of Jamaica, Celebrating Child Month

CCRP and the Living Legacy Awards

On Honouring our Dead in Different Ways