Written by: Donna Bailey Nurse Kerry Young was thrilled when she received an invitation to read at the Calabash Literary Festival in Jamaica late last month. After more than four decades living in Britain, she still calls Jamaica home. Pao, her first novel, inspired by her father, had been nominated for the 2012 Commonwealth Writers Prize. … Continue reading Jamaica and Calabash: The land of devoted offshore authors
12 Years a Slave. William Hague described Britain's role in the trade as 'shocking', yet the UK is resisting reparation claims. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar The quest for reparations for historic atrocities committed during the transatlantic slave trade is running into increasingly determined resistance from the UK government. Members of Caricom, the Caribbean's political and economic … Continue reading UK sternly resists paying reparations for slave trade atrocities and injustices
Many Jamaicans are demonstrating their disappointment in the government’s recent choice to allow the Chinese to use the Goat Islands as a logistics hub. Allowing China to build this trans-shipment port is another example of the long-standing debate of Economics vs. Environment. Which is more important? Development or preservation? Is there a way to resolve … Continue reading The Problem with Goat Islands
We all now that Usain Bolt is the fastest man alive and that a cheetah is the fastest land animal! What happens when we put the two together on a track and race for their speed? Check this video out! via Usain Bolt vs a Cheeta!.
The Worldwatch Institute in its recently published “Jamaica Sustainable Energy Roadmap – Pathways to an Affordable, Reliable, Low-Emission Electricity System” revealed that Jamaica has a tremendous solar potential with global horizontal irradiance (or GHI) ranging from 5 to 7 kWh per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) throughout most of the country. According to the Institute some parts of Jamaica have an even higher GHI, reaching up to 8 kWh/m2/day. To put things in perspective, Germany, which has nearly half of the world’s installed solar PV capacity, has very few locations with a GHI above 3.5 kWh/m2/day.
Resource assessment carried out at seven zones: St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Montego Bay convention center, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica building, the Soapberry wastewater treatment plant, the Scientific Research Council building, the Trade Winds Citrus company site, and Wigton Windfarm to demonstrate the potential for decentralized solar PV systems at the sites. The results are shown below.
The Worldwatch Institute in its recently published “Jamaica Sustainable Energy Roadmap– Pathways to an Affordable, Reliable, Low-Emission Electricity System” revealed that Jamaica has a tremendous solar potential with global horizontal irradiance (or GHI) ranging from 5 to 7 kWh per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) throughout most of the country. According to the Institute some parts of Jamaica have an even higher GHI, reaching up to 8 kWh/m2/day. To put things in perspective, Germany, which has nearly half of the world’s installed solar PV capacity, has very few locations with a GHI above 3.5 kWh/m2/day.
Resource assessment carried out at seven zones: St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Montego Bay convention center, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica building, the Soapberry wastewater treatment plant, the Scientific Research Council building, the Trade Winds Citrus company site, and Wigton Windfarm to demonstrate the potential for decentralized solar PV systems at the sites. The results are shown below.
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AFRICANGLOBE – For those of you who heard of it, this is an article Dee Lee was reading on a New York radio station. For those of you who didn’t hear it, this is very deep. This is a heavy piece and a Caucasian wrote it. “They Are Still Our Slaves” We can continue to … Continue reading “They Are Still Our Slaves’ A White Man’s Perspective On Black People
Dancehall artiste, Vybz Kartel, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams. Vybz Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, is to serve 35 years before he becomes eligible for parole. He and the three other men convicted for Lizard’s murder were each given life sentences a short while … Continue reading Vybz Kartel sentenced to life in prison, to serve 35 years before parole
Suddenly I am alive, and I am in Haiti. I am on a search for toys, because toys are linked to play, and play is linked to being human, or so I think, so I'm taking my camera to Haiti to explore this idea. I find myself in the evening light at La Piste, an … Continue reading Pain and Suffering and Joy and Resilience in Haiti: One photographers search for toys in Haiti
The juror accused of trying to bribe the foreman of the jury panel in the Vybz Kartel murder trial, pleaded not guilty. Livingston Cain is charged with 5 counts of trying to corrupt the course of justice, as well as 1 count of planning to pervert the course of justice, the Jamaica Observer reports. He … Continue reading Vybz Kartel murder trial corrupt juror pleads not guilty “I didn’t do it!
In a bid to curtail the reproduction of lionfish in Montego Bay’s Coastal zones, the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust (MBMPT) has launched an initiative dubbed ‘Seafood Nights’ in collaboration with The Pork Pit eatery located on Gloucester Avenue. According to MBMPT Out-reach Officer Joshua Bailey, the weekly promotional project is sponsored by the Global … Continue reading Montego Bay, Jamaica: Lionfish Seafood Nights
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