Ja Blog Day 2013 – Police & Security Force Abuses
I have so many thoughts about today’s initiative and about this topic. It’s been difficult to distill my thoughts into one coherent post but one thing keeps coming to mind and it is this: Those police officers or soldiers (because it is not all of them, remember that) who illegally kill Jamaicans are not the … Read more
Toilet Paper Governance
I’ve known for some time that Jamaica was up shit’s creek but the past few days have been a revelation. What a day it is when you cannot be certain if the toilet paper you have in your home is safe to wipe your ass or vagina. So far, the Bureau of Standards Jamaica and the … Read more
Announcing: Jamaica Blog Day – May 23, 2013
At the end of last year I began to wonder whether Jamaican Bloggers couldn’t begin something similar to Blog Action Day: a day on which we all blog about one topic. Only the topic would be the same; each post would approach the topic as the blogger decided. By January I decided to email the … Read more
Reblog: “I don’t know. Honestly, I don’t.” by Brandon Allwood
The first dose of the “medicine” (I hate this term in this context) has been administered and it is indeed bitter. I’ve already seen it called poison. Below I am republishing a post from Brandon Allwood (@brandonallwood) that he published today. I share his frustration with the current lack of leadership in Jamaica. Plus, frankly, … Read more
Guest Post: The Jamaica Observer’s Tweet Theft
Last week I was perusing my TL as Jamaicans paid avid attention to the Jamaica vs. Mexico football match. Sure we came away with a draw (should have been 3-0, which is, ironically at the root of this post) and you’d think that’s what I’d remember most about the night: we earned a draw at the Azteca! … Read more
From Spider Venom to Improving Farming in Jamaica
Today I came across an article about spider venom and improving farming techniques. Eh? Not as weird as the headline suggested. The venom stuff was actually pretty cool though the principle is not altogether new. Humans have long known that certain plants and animals are helpful in keeping pests away from crops. For example, organic … Read more
Do You Waste Food?
How much food do you think you waste each day? A pound? Quarter pound? I’m guessing that you’ve never really thought about it like that. Sometimes we may feel a twinge of guilt for cooking too much pasta or boiled bananas and being unable to finish it. You scrape what’s left in the garbage and … Read more
Last Week’s News: “Wasting Jamaica” by Diana McCaulay
Ms. McCaulay’s blog post really needs little introduction. Aside from her obvious love of and grief over the treatment of Jamaica’s environment by Jamaicans and the Jamaican government, I was struck by her description of the GOJ’s response to the situation in Pedro Cays. O? Keep it hidden, eh? Don’t be rude? Well maybe the … Read more
Register to VOTE, and then VOTE!
My opinion on this is very clear: vote. I don’t think sitting on the sidelines outside of the system does any real good. I understand the protest aspect, the apathy, the disenchantment. But I can’t condone voluntarily giving up this right of participation in society, a civic duty. Take ownership. With those thoughts in mind … Read more
Where in the World is Portia Simpson-Miller?
Yes it works to the tune of the Carmen Sandiego game show song, just dip your voice on the “Simpson.” So, where is Prime Minister Simpson-Miller? I wonder for a few reasons…and I gather that I am not alone in wondering. The last I saw of her was at the Jamaica 50 Grand Gala. She … Read more
