An old season

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An old season

Did you know you can earn from recycling in Jamaica?

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Well, it’s time you did know!

I know there is a great deal of cynicism about recycling in Jamaica. Is it making any impact? Is it worth the effort? And can people earn anything at all from it? I would answer “yes” to all those questions.

And if you think the idea of recycling is not catching on – well, it is in a big way, as Recycling Partners of Jamaica(RPJ) will confirm. The demand for recycling bins in communities is growing, and there is a steady increase in community clean ups and beach clean ups (and the revived Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica community network, which is so welcome, will help to raise awareness and get citizens busy).

Brandon McKoy, organiser of Trash Tournament Jamaica sits on a pile of garbage bags containing trash collected from the Kingston Harbour. Volunteer clean ups are becoming popular – and yes…

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Hate Speech Loads the Gun, Misinformation Pulls the Trigger – And It Is Profitable | Inter Press Service

In this world of wars, massive weapons production, sales and use; of sharpening inequalities and deadly climate emergencies, hate speech and its inhumane impact, is being amplified at ‘unprecedented scale’ by new technologies. Hate speech has now reached dangerous records, fuelling discrimination, racism, xenophobia and staggering human rights violations. It mainly targets whoever is not …

Source: Hate Speech Loads the Gun, Misinformation Pulls the Trigger – And It Is Profitable | Inter Press Service

Montana Man Convicted of Federal Hate Crimes and Firearms Charges for Shooting Intended to Rid Community of the Lesbian and Gay Members | OPA | Department of Justice

…on March 22, 2020, Howald went on a self-described mission to rid the town of Basin of its lesbian and gay community. Armed with three rifles and two pistols, and knowing that the victim identified as a lesbian, Howald approached her residence on foot and fired an AK-style assault rifle at her property. Several rounds went through the victim’s fence and rounds hit her yard and porch. One round traveled through a wall of the home, bounced off the kitchen ceiling and lodged in a wall in the room. The victim was at home at the time but was not struck.

After firing at the victim’s house, the government alleged, Howald walked down the street toward other houses occupied by people who identify and are known locally as gay or lesbian. A church service had just finished and individuals leaving church saw Howald walking on street, recognized him and approached. The individuals heard Howald talk about his mission of killing lesbian and gay people in town and saw his weapons. They approached and tried to talk Howald down. One of those people, a pastor, unknowingly had left on a recording device that he used for his sermons. The device recorded about 10 minutes of his interaction with Howald until Howald demanded that the pastor walk away. The recording captured Howald making statements that he might have killed a lesbian and that he hoped he had, and that he was going to get rid of lesbians and queers in Basin. The recording also captured Howald firing off several more rounds during his interaction with these individuals.

Source: Montana Man Convicted of Federal Hate Crimes and Firearms Charges for Shooting Intended to Rid Community of the Lesbian and Gay Members | OPA | Department of Justice