Last Week’s News: A Proposed Baseball Diamond in Trelawny
In April 2010 the Jamaica Gleaner published this gem There are plans to set up a baseball diamond at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium in the coming months, after lengthy discussions between the Jamaican Government and officials of the United States-based Major League Baseball (MLB) seem to be heading in the right direction. Labelled as an … Read more
7 Things Your Granny Taught You About Being “Green”
We tend to think of being “green” (environmentally responsible, sustainable, all that) as some newfangled, hip thing. Well it’s certainly popular but it’s not new. Your parents and definitely your grandparents know all about conserving and the green mantras — reduce, reuse, recycle and buy local — and they taught you all about it. But … Read more
Of Nutraceuticals and Pharmaceuticals…Healing Plants
Recently I’ve taken to referring to Mommy as a Bush Woman. Why? Because I can’t even think of clearing my throat before she starts diagnosing and recommending which food, bush, fruit skin, herb, or mix up I should take. And, of course, she’s often right (there, Mommy, I said it!). Even Grandpa is in on … Read more
Celebrating Jamaica’s 50th Year of Independence
Yesterday I sat down to share my thoughts about the celebrations for Jamaica’s 50th year of independence. Despite saving throughout, Word crashed as I was about to print for a final edit. When I restarted Word and opened the file the ready-for-editing version wasn’t there and Auto Recovery couldn’t open its last saved version. So … Read more
Dear Jamaica Observer
Dear Jamaica Observer – You — here the general, meant to include everyone from management to copy editors to columnists to those who lay out the pages for print — have a decision to make. (Well, I suppose I have also personified the legal entity but I find that necessary for this purpose.) Are you … Read more
The Hunger Crisis Persists…but You Can Help to Stamp It Out
No images of emaciated children. No images of mother’s desperately trying to feed their children from deflated breasts. While a start and heartrending illustration of facts and figures those images often leave me feeling helpless…and they also feel exploitative and I feel like the worst kind of voyeur seeing that level of suffering. No discussion … Read more
Celebrate Jamaica: Each One Teach One, Jamaica at DC’s Flower Mart
Last Friday and Saturday, Flower Mart 2012 hosted over 130 vendors at its annual event…along with special performances and displays showcasing Jamaica. I attended the event on Saturday. As I walked onto the Cathedral grounds I heard Reggae music from speakers, entertaining those who had sought shelter from drizzling rain. Flower Mart was held at … Read more
Many Rivers to Cross…to Freedom
I’m probably breaking some “blogger rule” by posting so late…o well. On and off for about a month Jimmy Cliff has been on my mind. I don’t know why but I’m not complaining. The song that stands out the most to me is “Many Rivers to Cross.” Written in 1969 it was included on the … Read more
Marley
On Monday night I saw the new documentary about Bob Marley as part of the 2012 DC International Film Festival. So important is “Marley” that it was introduced by the Tony Gittens, founder and director of FilmfestDC. Marley’s director and producers specifically chose Filmfest DC for a pre-release screening; the film had only screened at … Read more
An Old Man and An iPod Shuffle
I am halfway to bed but doing the usual lingering on the interwebs. One last check of Facebook, I told myself…and I’m glad that I did. My cousin posted a beautiful video showing how an elderly man in a nursing home reacts to music. It’s a short video (a clip from the upcoming documentary Alive … Read more
