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Rather a metaphor for my life these days. 🌊

Jamaican authors, living in Jamaica or out in the diaspora: Jamaica is creating a national children's book collection! 🇯🇲📚 jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news....

National collection of children’s books launchedThe Jamaica Children’s Book Collective (JCBC) has launched a national call for published children’s books that reflect Jamaican culture and experience, as part of a first-of-its-kind initiative to inc...jamaica-gleaner.com

Leacing Jamaica on Emancipation Day. Means I'll miss so many epic reggae concerts including my girl Tanya Stephens at Emancifest 2026 at Sligoville Stadium in St. Catherine. Reggae legend Marcia Griffiths (one of the I-Threes) is also on the line up. 🎶🎵🎤 Do I really need to come back to Canada? 🇯🇲

Okay, things have become politically interesting in my seaside conversations. Rumour has it that Jamaica is due for general strike in September; a very serious labour situation. I have read about the 1939 general strike. There are more details on the 1985 strike. www.nytimes.com/1939/02/15/a...

JAMAICA MOBILIZES MILITIA IN A STRIKE; Docks Tied Up as Workers Quit in Inter-Union Strife (Published 1939)Mobilizes militia as dockworkers strikewww.nytimes.com

Wordle 1,867 4/6 ⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ 🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ 🟩🟩🟩⬛️🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Things were looking grim in the first two rows.

There are less than a handful of countries that feature Black women on their currency. Jamaica is one of them (along with Canada). Nanny of the Maroons is a Jamaican national hero. She fought guerilla warfare against the British and won. jis.gov.jm/information/...

In Jamaica thinking about the absurdity of my life in Calgary. Recalled voting in the civic election in October where it took an obscene amount of time because of egregious & stupid changes this same provincial government made. Applied for a mail in ballot. specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400

Umm, yes, BBC built a decades long reality show out of it. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

BBC One - Escape to the CountryA series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the countrywww.bbc.co.uk

Quote: "“[Bob Marley's] songs are about justice and equity and peace and love and affirmation and dignity and freedom. Those are sacred words. ..." Emancipation Sunday was July 26 & Emancipation Day is August 1. 🙏🏾🇯🇲🇨🇦 jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news...

Anglican Church packs out for Caribbean ‘debut’ of Bob Marley MassWESTERN BUREAU: As Rita Marley celebrated her 80th birthday in Montego Bay, St James, on Sunday, an Anglican church in Barbados drew an overflowing congregation for what organisers described as the Ca...jamaica-gleaner.com

Investor demand holds up for environmental funds by another name - www.ft.com/content/9017... via @FT

Investor demand holds up for environmental funds by another nameImpact-focused infrastructure funds behind renewable energy sought outwww.ft.com

Having a mammogram at age 40 or younger as a Black woman isn't "peace-of-mind testing" in Alberta. Black women are diagnosed with breast cancer at younger ages and are diagnosed with more aggressive cancers for treatment. This isn't about "peace of mind" Premier Smith, this is about saving lives.

Hi @gregmcleanyyc.bsky.social, will you be participating in Calgary Pride, in your riding of Calgary-Centre in few weeks with this transphobic nonsense coming from the CPC leader? How do you reconcile this email from 'Team Pierre' with your 2SLGBTQIA constituents & allies in Calgary-Centre?

Policing, police use of force, police governance, and policing regulatory policies need to be fixed, everywhere. Lawd have mercy. jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news...

EX-COP ARRESTED AT AIRPORTThe Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it will this week provide a comprehensive account of the circumstances surrounding the arrest and murder charge laid against former policema...jamaica-gleaner.com

When I was a commissioner with the Calgary Police Commission another commissioner put an op-ed by Sarkonak in front of the entire commission as "journalistic evidence" against some racist garbage in policing. I had to say (& it was always me) that Sarkonak was regularly racist in her writing. Q.E.D.

Sitting on my hotel room patio drinking prosecco (not rum, that was earlier today) and listening to RJR 94 FM which is playing country music (not reggae, again that was earlier this evening). I've been listening to RJR in Jamaica for my whole life. My late father's obituary was read out on RJR.

This is nonsense. Since I know for a fact that my 4th breast reconstruction surgery (result of of breast cancer) was delayed because it was assumed that my surgeon only did 'cosmetic' surgeries. And if early detection was actually their priority, they'd reduce the screening age to 40 or younger.

Quote: "A dermatologist said to me you can either have good skin or a suntan. You can’t have both.”" www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...

Exfoliate, use ice and conceal eyebags wisely – makeup artists on how to look fabulous, at every ageAre you stuck in a makeup rut? Or maybe just beginning to wear cosmetics? Here, experts reveal how to to find the right products for youwww.theguardian.com

I'm that lady. I just told a little girl to ensure she learns how to swim when she returns to the UK from Jamaica. Today's beach is cliff to sea & there's no lifeguard. You have to be a decent swimmer to enjoy the beauty of this glorious water & location. www.lifesaving.org/public-educa... 1/

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam or alice in chains --- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill youtu.be/x8QP8S9d4Vk?...

The Miseducation Of Lauryn HillYouTube video by Lauryn Hill - Topicyoutu.be