I wrote earlier this week about the plight of Haitian refugees, including those who are requesting asylum, and their uncaring treatment by the Jamaican authorities. A planeload of Indians, which raised eyebrows, was also returned to Dubai – with strong signs suggesting this was some kind of human smuggling operation. Both of these situations, although … More Jamaica joins migration talks in Guatemala
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
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
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
Sometimes, it seems hard to put yourself in someone else’s shoes – a stranger’s. You cannot imagine, or don’t want to imagine, what it must feel like to be desperate, hungry, afraid for your life and that of your family, not knowing what’s going to happen next. What would you do? The United Nations Refugee … More Reflections of a Haitian Teenager: Why I had to leave Haiti and came to Jamaica (a fictionalised account based on true stories)
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
As always at the end of a year, there is always a lot of “unfinished business” to be carried over into the next year. Looking back (but mostly looking forward) the Advocates Network in Jamaica has noted down several key “thorny issues” to be addressed. Simply put, we can do better, they say; and I … More Advocates Network says much more to be done in 2024 to improve governance, human rights in Jamaica
A lot of “regional issues” have been floating around recently. Jamaicans have been opining on whether to sign an agreement or not; whether to vote or not; and where and when Jamaica has been present, or absent. The discussions have been fast and furious on social media – unfortunately, not all very well informed, and … More Dancing around foreign affairs in Jamaica – but there have been some missteps
As I have mentioned in previous posts, I believe our Government has a nonchalant approach to human rights. There are some ways in which this is quite obvious, and others in which it is more subtle. Some issues seem to be categorised as “international issues” that don’t relate closely to our island – climate change, … More Human rights is about humanity! Messages from Stand Up for Jamaica, and Benjamin Zephaniah
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