#GoVolunteerJA: Cultivating Compassion and “Generation Change”

December 8th, 2014

The cavernous space at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston last Friday morning was humming. But not with the energy of chatting and socializing; this was serious, powerful, focused energy. I sensed it as… Read more

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What is Love? Pamela Mordecai Subverting Us With Sonnets

December 2nd, 2014

It’s a particular delight when a Jamaican living abroad returns home for a visit…Especially when she has a book she has authored tucked under her arm. On November 22, a crowd of us – old… Read more

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The Challenge of Entrepreneurship

November 25th, 2014

Last week was Global Entrepreneurship Week in Jamaica. The program was packed with events. The week was full. It was also a welcome collaboration among public entities and private sector organizations and non-governmental groups, too… Read more

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Pay Our Mothers, the Producers of Quality Citizens

November 17th, 2014

What would happen if all the mothers in Jamaica went on strike? Now, there’s a thought. The country would grind to a halt, I suspect. Children would not go to school. Families would go hungry…. Read more

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Caribbean Journalists in Lima: Making Climate Change Real

November 12th, 2014

When the term “climate change” is mentioned, some people’s eyes glaze over. Others suppress a sigh. The truth is, many of us in the Caribbean and beyond still find the topic obscure and confusing. It… Read more

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The Land of Look Behind: Precious, But Threatened

November 5th, 2014

In the early 1980s I saw a German documentary film called “In the Land of Look Behind.” It opens with a resident of Quickstep showing us an example of the biodiversity of the area – the… Read more

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