Tag Archives: jamaica

Review: Portia Simspon-Miller – The Girl from Woodhall

Posted on September 2, 2022 by africanherbsman1967

Recently, Television Jamaica (TVJ) showed a documentary  “The Girl from Woodhall” which was a political biography of Portia Simpson Miller, Jamaica’s first female prime minister (2006-7, 2011-2016) and first female president of the People’s National Party (PNP) from 2005-2017.. A … Continue reading →

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Lisa Hanna finally Jumps from her Perilous PNP Patch in St Ann

Posted on August 14, 2022 by africanherbsman1967

It comes as no real surprise that Lisa Hanna – the 15 year PNP representative for South East St Ann – is planning to walk away from representational politics. For one, Hanna had little chance of retaining her seat at … Continue reading →

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Johnson & Johnson-Smith loss to Baroness Scotland is a Win for Common Sense

Posted on July 2, 2022 by africanherbsman1967

Baroness Patricia Scotland retained her position as the Commonwealth Secretary General (CSG) after she fought off a Boris Johnson-led smear-fest mission to unseat her. Scotland defeated her Boris-backed opponent Kamina Johnson-Smith (Jamaica’s foreign minister) by 27 votes to 24 in … Continue reading →

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Fortnight of Old Harbour Stories in Media Land

Posted on May 7, 2022 by africanherbsman1967

It has been a newsy 2 weeks for the Jamaican St Catherine town of Old Harbour for an array of mostly positive reasons. Negatively, there was a murder on Marlie Avenue, some kind of execution, not far from the new … Continue reading →

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The Case for Caribbean Reparations Requires High Profile Advocates and Ambassadors

Posted on April 5, 2022 by africanherbsman1967

The recent visit to Belize, Jamaica and The Bahamas by Kate & William (Duchess & Duke of Cambridge) has revived the debate of reparations to former UK Caribbean colonies by British in relation to the systematic abuse (incl. slavery) of … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day & the Missed Chance on Jamaica’s New Banknotes

Posted on March 9, 2022 by africanherbsman1967

When Nigel Clarke (Jamaica’s finance minister) addressed parliament yesterday and announced a raft of new bank notes I thought from the display it must be April Fools. The names of the individuals on these notes are roughly the same from … Continue reading →

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Instant Jamaican Coffee Content – 100% Local?

Posted on February 5, 2022 by africanherbsman1967

One of my friends was telling of an incident that occurred whilst shopping at one of her local supermarkets in Spanish Town. She assisted 2 visiting Jamaicans who were pondering which of Jamaica’s instant coffee to buy. In the end the … Continue reading →

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Mottley’s Republic – British Throne Flushed Out of Barbados

Posted on December 9, 2021 by africanherbsman1967

Who would have thought that Barbados – as from the 30th November 2021 – would become the next Caribbean former UK colony to follow what Trinidad & Tobago did in 1976 and declare itself a republic? The long standing assumption … Continue reading →

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Juliet Holness Jook Out Her Government’s Vaccine Programme

Posted on October 11, 2021 by africanherbsman1967

Last week in Jamaica the local media and some supporters of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) were apoplectic that government MP Juliet Holness was openly blunt in her criticism of her government’s handling of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. Some … Continue reading →

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Lee “Scratch” Perry 1936-2021

Posted on September 2, 2021 by africanherbsman1967

In the past 18 months Jamaica has witnessed the passing of numerous giants from the golden age of Jamaican music (1960s-1980s). Those that have left us include Bunny Wailer, Bunny Lee, Toots Hibbert, Bob Andy and Dobby Dobson. Yet this … Continue reading →

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