Jamaica’s Rio Cobre continues to suffer, and so do those depending on it

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The saga of the Rio Cobre, one of our island’s major rivers, is a long and sad one. Neither this beautiful river, nor those who depend on it for their food, their livelihoods and their families, deserve the poor treatment they have received over the years.

The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) and other groups have once again raised their voices at the most recent abusive incident. It is like a woman who cannot break free from a vicious cycle of domestic abuse. The attacks keeps coming back. In the case of our lovely river, the West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco), owned by the Russian company UC Rusal Jamaica, is the abuser. The pollution from the company’s effluent holding pond impacts fishers, nearby residents, farmers, and everyone who depends on its waters in some way or other. Water supplies to some areas surrounding Spanish Town were cut off altogether. Farmers lost…

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Freddie Mercury

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¿POR QUÉ LA CANCION SE LLAMA BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY?…
¿POR QUÉ DURA EXACTAMENTE 5 MINUTOS 55 SEGUNDOS ?… ¿DE QUÉ TRATA REALMENTE ESTA CANCIÓN?…¿POR QUÉ LA PELÍCULA DE QUEEN SE ESTRENÓ EL 31 DE OCTUBRE?
La película se estrenó el 31 de octubre porque el single se escuchó por primera vez el 31 de octubre de 1975. Se titula así porque una “Rapsodia” es una pieza musical libre compuesta en diferentes partes y temas donde parece que ninguna parte tiene relación con la otra. La palabra “rapsodia” proviene del griego y significa “partes ensambladas de una canción”. La palabra “bohemian” hace referencia a una región de la República Checa llamada Bohemia, lugar donde nació Fausto, el protagonista de la obra que lleva su nombre escrita por el dramaturgo y novelista Goethe. En la obra de Goethe, Fausto era un anciano muy inteligente que sabía todo excepto el misterio de la vida…

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Dignity is a measure of your pride? 

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

Dignity is a measure of your pride? 

My busy predisposition could not confine me 
to the walls of the room 
no matter the glimpses of the glorious South China Sea 
or lively metropolis. 

A diet of watery rice and a runaway gut 
hit with the curse of bleeding 
I planned an escape on the tarmac

A few steps onto the uneven footpath, 
flat on my stomach 
my dignity exploded across half a mile radius. 

The kindness of people helped me up 
while my pride lay forlorn on the concrete, 
alone I stood up and thanked them… 

Eo tròn mông tròn… 
tôi vẫn bước tới vôn vớt dành lại một tí tôi.

I hope I've managed a smile on your face 


Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in…

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trilogy

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

A poem in Vietnamese by Lê Vĩnh Tài
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
Photography: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

trilogy

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I WAS NOT BORN INTO THIS LIFE TO DIE

A decimated spirit? A dream in pieces? A battered heart? A desperate cry? Will you not acknowledge me? Am I here? Or I’m rather gone? Elsewhere? Rather content hidden behind laughter? Though I want to scream I want to cry, though I will never admit that I rather die The inaudible words - I’m fine Where were the angels? Where were you yesterday? Where are you now? The demons are ripping my heart apart Will you be my victor? Will you be my saviour? I doubt it Can’t you see me dying Lying there in coming into the light in the dark It’s not a paradox not sarcasm, don’t bother asking R u o k I…

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Smorgasbord Laughter is the Best Medicine – 42nd Anniversary Edition – Marriage – Hosts David and Sally Cronin — Filosofa’s Word

Originally posted on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine: It is our 42nd Wedding Anniversary today… and whilst there does not seem to be an official identifier such as silver, ruby, gold or diamond for 42 years, I think every year should come under the classification of laughter. So today a few marriage words of wisdom and funnies…

Smorgasbord Laughter is the Best Medicine – 42nd Anniversary Edition – Marriage – Hosts David and Sally Cronin — Filosofa’s Word

Britain to send Sri Lankan asylum seekers to Rwanda for medical treatment (Me: Tory racism deja vu)

Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia, a remote island in the British Indian Ocean Territory, or BIOT, are expected to be transported to Rwanda for medical treatment, the British foreign office told The New Humanitarian. Source: Britain to send Sri Lankan asylum seekers to Rwanda for medical treatment

Marii Freire

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” Minha história de infância me projetou para ser uma mulher segura diante do que acredito. Trabalhar a violência é antes de uma inspiração, uma forma de ajudar muitas outras mulheres que precisam de um norte.

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