Ugh

Jamaica's previous Finance Minister (Math PhD) pioneered turning hurricane risk into an investment to free up funds for disaster recovery: if a major storm hits, Jamaica gets paid; if not, investors profit:

The Caribbean Sea has now reached the beach shops/bars/restaurants in Alligator Pond, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica

📢 Hurricane Melissa Update In Kingston, WCK partner Mystic Thai prepared meals ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s arrival. Comforting plates of chicken curry with rice and salad were served to families sheltering from the storm. With our network of local partners, we’re ready to begin

Why on earth is BBC Newsnight interviewing tourists in Jamaica about the hurricane???? People in the resorts have lost a holiday, the locals are losing their homes, livelihoods and lives. I guess Black lives don't matter any more 😡 Do better BBC News (UK)

Priceless

As one of the most powerful storms on record made landfall in Jamaica, annie paul filed a dispatch from the country’s capital, where trees have crushed cars and exploding electricity transformers could be heard all around her independent.co.uk/voices/what-it…

Looking forward to talking about my upcoming book as part of the Cambridge World History Seminar. Tomorrow at 5 pm at Gonville and Caius College - if you're in Cambridge, please do join us! hist.cam.ac.uk/event-series/w…

Sign up for Troy Onyango's A Guide to Submissions masterclass. Limited seats are available, so sign up today. academy.lolwe.org/class/a-guide-…

Black River’s historic & beautiful waterfront seem to be all destroyed by Hurricane Melissa The international medical school the All American Institute of Medical Sciences with the historic and national heritage site the Invercauld House can be seen here St. Elizabeth, Jamaica

Congratulations to the great Peter Oborne Peter Oborne on the publication of his brilliant & important book: COMPLICIT Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza A fearless & forensic indictment of British complicity in the Gaza Genocide orbooks.com/catalog/compli…

A Road Called Love – Sibongile Fisher lolwe.org/a-road-called-…

I remember a #UWI Professor pointing out when these trees were planted that they were unsuitable because of their large crowns which obscured the vista of the Blue Mountains; he recommended a different type of tree through which the mountains would still be visible. I hope they

The Equator launch issue is up - and here is a link to my essay: 'Beyond the Apocalypse' (with some beautiful photographs by the great Dayanita Singh). equator.org/articles/beyon…

Thrilled to share that our artwork titled- Apis dorsata- The Most Dangerous Animal In The Jungle (Original Art '25) entered as a poster & won Gold 🥇 at the 49th World Beekeepers’ Conference 'Apimondia' held in September 2025 in Copenhagen.🐝

Some critiques of Arundhati Roy’s memoir are quite misplaced. The book is NOT about a booker-prize winning literary star but a daughter, a sister, a lover, a dreamer, & a mother. All deeply flawed. It isn’t a perfect book. It’s heartbreaking. And, that’s how it stayed with me.

The only thing Jamaican politician love more than a Task Force is a Sub committee.

TVJ News still hasn’t started at 7.10 pm. They’re playing ad after ad after ad

Amen

A finer example of 'belittling' would be hard to find :)