![]() I believe that grateful Jamaicans would contribute to the effort. I have appealed on social media for assistance for Cuba as they have never failed to send personnel to support our health-care system. ![]() So far there have been six deaths in Cuba and 65 deaths in Florida. ![]() The videos are reminiscent of our Gilbert experience and the losses have been heartbreaking. The extensive flooding we experienced when Hurricane Ian passed south of us was nothing compared to the devastation it wreaked in Cuba and Florida. It is a challenge that we should embrace here in Jamaica. #MONA BROWN EVER FORWARD SKIN#It was Dr Martin Luther King Jr who exhorted Americans not to judge someone "by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character". ![]() We have lost fine Jamaicans who could not tolerate the bile being poured on them and have opted for a more peaceful life abroad.īut there are some of us who refuse to give up our Jamaican dream that we can all work to affirm and help each other to prosper. There is nothing that saps our common good like malice, both for the giver and the target. Our motto 'out of many, one people' was created on a bright hope for Jamaica's future, a hope that all of us, regardless of class or colour, would aspire to be nation-builders. Even as we celebrate our young black Jamaicans who have risen to become business moguls, let us also celebrate those who were not content to only inherit businesses but continue to put their energy into innovative expansion. #MONA BROWN EVER FORWARD PROFESSIONAL#Never mind that these Jamaicans care for their country, that they built businesses which create employment, that they offer scholarships and invest in the professional development of their staff. How could we decipher then the ancestry of our fellow Jamaicans based solely on their colour?įast-forward to the present, where white-looking folks in Jamaica are being painted with a broad brush. Indeed, we learnt that the Irish joined the Indians and Chinese as indentured servants and later there was a settlement of poor Germans and Jews who fled Nazi Germany. We read deeply into history at The University of the West Indies (UWI) and, yes, we knew all the ills of colonialism, but we did not feel malice toward our fellow students from various ethnic origins because of their colour. This is the dilemma of those of us who have served on school boards: Do we expel a troubled child, leaving them to the perils of their community or do we try to mentor them and keep them in school?Ĭhef Trevanne Donegal (Photo: Jean Lowrie-Chin) There have been allegations that the attacker had a negative history. However, our hearts were heavy as we learnt that afternoon of the death of a high school student at the hands of another - two teenage girls. Kudos to Novia McDonald-Whyte and Natalie Chin for pulling off this sparkling event after a worrying deluge that afternoon. ![]() The service was impeccable and the displays delightful, the result of Jamaican excellence when we unify around our goals. I was sorry to miss the display of the family favourite Pelican Grill, which I later found out had "milkshakes galore" - one of their most popular offerings. Our favourites were Sandals, where bartender Marland poured us his unique gin fizz Rainforest, including desserts created from their frozen fruits by chef Trevanne Donegal paella from Bahia Principe hosted by David Shields and Select Brands, where my "little sister" wine authority Debra Taylor Smith exulted after receiving the Chairman's Award. We were treated to Jamaica's finest in food and drink and felt the relief of those restaurateurs who had managed to survive the pandemic. We felt joy in greeting friends and colleagues at last Thursday's Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards, some of whom we only had contact with via Zoom for the last two years. Bahia Principe chefs Richard Swaby and Linton Brown (Photo: Jean Lowrie-Chin) ![]()
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