“Road trips” seem to be an American thing; I know such trips can take days. I love “road movies.” The characters set off in an open top car, the wind in their hair; or perhaps, in a less carefree scenario, they are running away from something. Whatever their situation, I find the movement from one … More Bloganuary for Day 13: A road trip filled with memories and music
Jamaicans love their poets. In every Jamaican breast, I swear, there is a poem waiting to burst out. And this happens, quite often. We also love to read out loud, and to speak our poetry. We don’t keep it hidden in the pages of a book. Poetry should be shared. As a preamble, I have … More Jamaica’s 2024 Poet Laureate Prizes for Poetry Competition is now open
Our prompt for January 3 seems a little inappropriate, in a couple of ways: firstly, it asks what colleges (in the plural) we bloggers attended. Well, many of us might have attended only one (me, for example) while others may not have been to college at all. In the UK, people generally call it “university” … More Day Three of Bloganuary: College Days
Seagulls are often maligned. In the UK, I have often heard comments about them being aggressive, a nuisance, attacking humans. In the Caribbean, I believe they are more friendly; in fact, we have a species called Laughing Gulls – and some elegant terns. Some species are threatened and the rarest gull in the world is, … More Portraits of gulls, in the UK and Jamaica
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
“Who is us?” I asked this question last weekend at the media launch of a new exhibition which will have its official opening tomorrow (Sunday, December 10), at the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) in downtown Kingston at 1:30 p.m. The Gallery will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. The exhibition will … More “The Face of Us”: a perhaps introspective exhibition opens at the National Gallery of Jamaica tomorrow
The Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica, has been deliberating this week and is scheduled to conclude on Wednesday, November 8. So, what’s been happening, and where does the campaign against deep sea mining find itself now? You will recall that the last meetings of the ISA Council (made up … More Deep sea mining: the earthquake, announcements, an Open Letter – and cute critters!
I only met Yves Renard twice, in Jamaica. He made such a deep impression on me: a sunny smile, with a serious demeanour. He invited me to join the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute’s (CANARI) Caribbean Climate Justice Alliance, and I am delighted to be an active member (if you want to know more about joining, please … More Five Haitians receive CANARI sustainable livelihood/biodiversity fellowships
Our family’s “Windrush” story – my late mother-in-law’s life in the UK and Jamaica came to us in fragments, which I pieced together for her eulogy recently. Jamaica’s State Minister Alando Terrelonge attended the Windrush anniversary. But the legacy is a mixture of “Joy and Pain”. … More “Windrushing”: time waits for no man or woman, but the emotions linger
The Government of Jamaica will “celebrate” the 75th anniversary of the departure of the Empire Windrush from Jamaica, carrying over 1,000 hopeful Caribbean people, in June 1948. But what is there to celebrate? Back in the UK, racist immigration policies persist, and there are many personal stories of grief and injustice. … More The Jamaican Government “celebrates” the 75th anniversary of the Windrush
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