Giving Thanks For the Kindness Of Strangers

I was reminded that despite the constant negativity in the news – all the crime and violence – kindness is still in abundant supply in Jamaica.

Yu Nuh Fi Put Goat Mouth Pon Yuself!

COVID-19 mash up mi Christmas. Nobody nah come a mi yard fi dinner dis ya year./ COVID-19 mash op mi Krismos. Nobadi naa kom a mi yaad fi dina dis ya ier./ COVID-19 has wrecked my Christmas. Nobody is coming to my home for dinner this year.

Changing Dirty Diapers On Earth Day

Earth Day can't be reduced to a solitary day of reflection on our ecosystem. Every single day should be earth (and sea) day.

Addicted to Salt Fish

In Jamaica, salt fish has become expensive gourmet food. It’s beyond the reach of poor people, except in the cheapest cuts – tail, fin, skin and bones. It’s a pity the vast majority of the descendants of enslaved Africans in Jamaica have not moved up as high in life as salt fish.