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The irony of “sustainable tourism” in the Caribbean

Last month, the Caribbean Tourism Organization held its Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development in St. George’s, Grenada. Its theme was: The 5 …

The irony of “sustainable tourism” in the Caribbean

They are “Jah people”: Jamaica must end arbitrary detentions and forced returns of Haitian asylum seekers – Petchary’s Blog

In this spirit of solidarity, we urge Jamaica to:

  1. Put an end to the systematic use of arbitrary detentions and forced returns of Haitian asylum seekers;
  • Reform asylum procedures to ensure strict compliance with the Refugee Convention. In particular, establish appropriate facilities for the reception of asylum seekers and ensure access to an effective asylum procedure that guarantees the principle of non-refoulement;
  • Conduct a full and thorough investigation into the conditions of detention of Haitian migrants and asylum seekers in Jamaica, including specific reports of abuse;
  • Grant asylum to the 37 Haitian asylum seekers in St. Mary. If the government refuses to honour their claims, grant them leave to stay on humanitarian grounds so that they can access basic rights. As a matter of urgency, ensure that the children have access to education, regardless of their status; and
  • Work with CARICOM, the international community, and civil society to establish a regional rights-based framework for the protection of Haitian refugees and asylum seekers in line with principles of humanitarian assistance, protection, cooperation, and international solidarity. To operationalise this framework, work with CARICOM and other stakeholders to establish a regional inter-agency coordination platform for Haiti to implement humanitarian, protection, and socio-economic integration activities.

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Source: They are “Jah people”: Jamaica must end arbitrary detentions and forced returns of Haitian asylum seekers – Petchary’s Blog

‘We’re firefighting in the background’: the pharmacists coping with record drug shortages | Health | The Guardian (Me: Tory mismanagement)

A survey of thousands of pharmacists has found that patients’ health is being put at risk by record drug shortages in England, leaving patients and pharmacists frustrated they cannot get the medicines they need.

“I just feel like the government and the NHS aren’t taking this seriously enough, because we’re firefighting in the background silently,” says Reena Barai, who owns and runs a pharmacy in south-west London. “They’re not realising the impact of this. Is it going to take patients to die without medication for them to start waking up and realising that this is a really serious issue that needs solving?”

Source: ‘We’re firefighting in the background’: the pharmacists coping with record drug shortages | Health | The Guardian

Para além dos campos de flores amarelas – O Outro Lado

Não sei, minha mãe, o que escondeste nas sílabas,
que violenta neblina lá guardaste,
mas não esqueço a euforia do espanto,
essa festa distante onde chamava por ti devagar,
sempre tão devagar. 

José Oliveira Fernandes

mãe,

como eu conto esses dias que atualmente passam tão rápidos? Mesmo que eu não queira, maio me traz o dia que seria seu aniversário. A folhinha arrancada logo cedo vem junto com as memórias desse dia em anos anteriores – tantos, que às vezes, esqueço quantos são.

Sabe, mãe, são mais dias sem você do que com você. E não podia nessa data ficar sem o parabéns para você. Sete filhos já dava uma festa ao redor da mesa, lembra? O bolo de milho, de puba e os biscoitos de polvilho, o suco de tamarindo, servidos na mesa de madeira debaixo do pé de sete copas e os campos enfeitados de flores amarelas. Eu sempre dizia que os campos se enfeitavam para você, dentro de maio, como se com isso te presenteasse com o dourado a se estender até se misturar com o verde das matas.

Acho que você se orgulharia de mim, mãe… tenho conseguido me sair bem, mesmo quando alguns dias ficam difíceis de gerir. E mesmo quando os olhos se espremem em lágrimas, logo tudo passa e sigo em frente. Ainda falo com você também, mesmo com 42 anos de ausência. É tão presente, que às vezes, parece que está logo ali, a cuidar da horta, dos bichos, das roupas na bacia.

Gostaria que você soubesse que ainda sigo alguns rituais que você nos ensinou. Também vivo fazendo artes como as que você fazia e seu neto, mãe, já é um homem lindo. A vida continua mágica, apesar de tantas coisas estranhas causadas pelo homem e nesse dia, te reverencio com as mãos justapostas e te abraço com meu coração.

Feliz Aniversário!
Mariana Gouveia

Source: Para além dos campos de flores amarelas – O Outro Lado

Genealogy Roundup, May 8 – Megan Smolenyak

Postal worker finds WWII-era letters, drives 5 hours to deliver them

Ask the Experts with Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak – Hey, y’all, look who I’m going to be chatting with next month! Diahan Southard – Your DNA Guide

9 Things You Might Regret Tossing Out the Next Time You Tidy Up

Neighbours celebrate 100th birthdays – Oxford Neighbours celebrate 100th birthdays (and based on their brief bios, they have stories to tell!)

Airman Accounted for from WWII – Welcome home, Tech. Sgt. Kenneth John McKeeman. Honored to have researched your family.

 

 

Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash

Source: Genealogy Roundup, May 8 – Megan Smolenyak

House quashes Marjorie Taylor Greene motion to oust speaker Mike Johnson | Marjorie Taylor Greene | The Guardian

The House easily quashed Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resolution to oust the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, on Wednesday, as members of both parties came together in a rare moment of bipartisanship to keep the chamber open for business.

The motion to table Greene’s resolution was 359 to 43, with 196 Republicans and 163 Democrats voting to kill the proposal.

Source: House quashes Marjorie Taylor Greene motion to oust speaker Mike Johnson | Marjorie Taylor Greene | The Guardian