Marc

People who have known me for a long time are surprised when I tell them that I have three children – Marc, who was 29 last Thursday, Victoria (15) and Shane (13). You can see the puzzled furrow of their brow, the question in their eyes as they try to recall seeing me pregnant 29 […]

Priority #1 – to love

“I am so sad to receive the most distressing news that my dear friend for over 50 years has passed away. My hearfelt condolences. I was a guest of the Orane’s in 1952 – Douglas Roy was a baby. I was a member of Trinidad’s contingent to the WI Jamboree. Mrs Orane kept in touch […]

Camille

Camille joined Growth Facilitators as the personal assistant to the partners some three years ago. I participated in her interview, went overseas on a business trip, and when I returned, she was already installed in the job. She has supported me professionally and personally (what’s the difference?) and has become my friend. She took a […]

World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Day. Let us celebrate love today – let us love those Living With AIDS, love those who love and care for those Living With AIDS, love those who have left us, those who inspire us. Let us love ourselves and take the necessary steps to make ourselves and the world AIDS-free […]

Taking a stand for an AIDS-free world!

Each year for the past 6 years, the Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) has produced a calendar featuring prominent people in the Jamaican society. I felt honoured to be asked to be on the 2009 calendar along with my daughter Victoria and niece Yeshema. The message for 2009 is that women are the most […]

A conscience vote

On Tuesday, the Members of Parliament of Jamaica casted conscience votes on the issue of the retention of the death penalty in Jamaica. In the weeks leading up to the vote, the politicians struggled to define what a conscience vote is. Many quoted the Bible, both for and against the issue. A number of them […]

The First Family – family first

When the new “first family” came onstage at Grant Park in Chicago on Tuesday November 4, it hit me that not only are we having the first African-American man as President, we are having a whole black family in the White House! For the first time, the residents of the White House will be: A […]

A difficult post

It is very difficult for me to write this post. I am torn between bringing a new perspective to a particular issue, and running the risk of adding to the issue. The issue is some people’s fear that Barack Obama will be killed if he is elected President of the United States of America. I […]

Honouring those who give

Yesterday I watched the television broadcast of the conferral of National Awards to outstanding Jamaicans. I must admit that it brought tears to my eyes, as I looked at these people who gave because it was the right thing to do. It is such a beautiful sentiment, to honour those who have given years of […]

Clefty

My sister called me in tears yesterday as I was on my way to church. “Clefty died” I heard through her sobs. And tears welled in my eyes as I too felt the sadness. Clefty was born three weeks ago to Carole’s Shih-tzu/poodle dog, Britney. He was the first born of 7 beautiful pups, lovingly […]

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