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The Blue Mountains of Jamaica, the history of Holywell and the story of the breadfruit
Sometimes things connect in the most fortuitous way. Yesterday, Holywell launched its new logo, up in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park(which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site). I should have attended in person, but at least I did via their livestream on Instagram.

The occasion was not only a logo launch, but also a recognition of the work of the diligent and enthusiastic volunteers, who have given of their time and seemingly boundless energy over the past year. Launched in August 2020, the volunteer program was a bit of a struggle getting off the ground, given the COVID-19 situation. Long periods of curfews and other restrictions, plus a huge landslide on the access road, were setbacks – but…
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Marii Freire Pereira — Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” Se exige esforço, custa caro” . Marii Freire Pereira https://pensamentos.me/VEM comigo! Imagem: pinterest/ Cantinho da Cristybel S Santarém, pa 21 de novembro de 2021
Marii Freire Pereira — Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!
Advocates call for release of journalist, filmmaker arrested at pipeline protest in B.C. | CBC News
Press freedom advocates are calling for the release of photojournalist Amber Bracken and documentary filmmaker Michael Toledano, who were arrested Friday at a resistance camp established by opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline at a work site west of Prince George, B.C.
Source: Advocates call for release of journalist, filmmaker arrested at pipeline protest in B.C. | CBC News
Advocates call for release of journalist, filmmaker arrested at pipeline protest in B.C. | CBC News
Press freedom advocates are calling for the release of photojournalist Amber Bracken and documentary filmmaker Michael Toledano, who were arrested Friday at a resistance camp established by opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline at a work site west of Prince George, B.C.
Source: Advocates call for release of journalist, filmmaker arrested at pipeline protest in B.C. | CBC News
This Caribbean Country Is Seeing A Sharp Spike In COVID-19 Deaths
Trinidad and Tobago has seen a sharp rise in deaths as intensive care unit (ICU) beds fill with COVID-19 patients, PAHO said. T&T’s death toll is now 1,885 . Fifteen new deaths were reported on Tuesday lone. The cases of infections stand at 63,084 with 7,171 listed as active cases…
Source: This Caribbean Country Is Seeing A Sharp Spike In COVID-19 Deaths
Why Colleges are Giving Up on Remote Education – Slashdot (Me: Stuck in the past)
A daily poem? What’s not to love…
It is Sunday and I am in a reflective mood as I gaze out at our yard, where small birds are minding their own business in the bougainvillea bushes and the doves and pigeons keep watch in the guango tree. The “Christmas Breeze” comes and goes, pushing out the curtains from time to time. The grassquits are feeding their babies in a hanging basket just outside the window (a good nesting spot). The grackles are socializing at the bird bath.
So, I just wanted to pass on this gem that my dear friend Ann-Margaret Lim (herself a beautiful poet) shared with me recently, in case you don’t know about it. I am grateful to her for this gift of poetry. She herself had a poem published in this daily poetic offering; read it here.
It is called “Poem-a-Day” and it is a product of the Academy of American Poets
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‘Inconceivable’: Hunter coal plan may spell disaster for prime wine country | Mining | The Guardian
The Chinese-owned coal producer Yancoal has lodged an assessment lease for sites between Pokolbin and Broke-Fordwich, in the heart of wine country. It’s now before the NSW government.
Scarborough and a string of local wine producers and tourism operators see it as a call for action. They are fighting back against industrial development in the region, and are lobbying the NSW government to pass legislation to form a protective ring around the area – as has been done for the wine-producing Barossa Valley in South Australia and Margaret River in Western Australia.
“We are not going to take this lying down,” Scarborough says.
“This is my home. We don’t want to come up against this in 10 years’ time when there’s another exploration licence around … we want to stop its renewal so we don’t go through this process again and again.”
Source: ‘Inconceivable’: Hunter coal plan may spell disaster for prime wine country | Mining | The Guardian
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