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She is our nurturer, our protector. Like greedy, reckless children, we cause her great pain. #MothersDay #MotherEarth

Today is Mother’s Day in Jamaica. Jamaicans take this day very seriously. Happy Mother’s Day memes flood social media. Sentimental music floats across the gardens of Upper St. Andrew an…

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

6 years

Please, do share! Two young brothers...

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6 years

#Missing 12-year-old Carlos Cyrus & 10-year-old Amorior Cyrus have been missing since October 19. They were last seen at their school - the Louise Bennett- Coverley All Age in Gordon Town, St. Andrew wearing khaki uniforms. If seen call the Papine Police at 876-927-2047 or 119.

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4 years

This young man is missing. 🙁

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2 years

Yohan Blake gifts woman new home for Mother’s Day This is so lovely. @LowrieChin Thank you @YohanBlake

Yohan Blake gifts woman new home for Mother’s Day

Olympian Yohan Blake has sprinted to the aid of down-on-luck Irene Morgan, a shut-in in Smithville, Clarendon, who had recently pleaded for assistance to repair her dilapidated home. Morgan, who...

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

Dearly beloved Twitter friends, I would appreciate your keeping me in your thoughts for the next 24 hours or so. 🙏

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

6 years

@ricardodallen @TimWade77 @usblm Nothing "petty" about it, in my view. And in the US, at least, it is certainly a policy issue. Many political leaders are struggling with it. How they react, how they handle it at a personal level even, is important.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

The gorgeous #StVincent #Parrot ⁦ @ParrotOfTheDay ⁩

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

6 months

McGregor Gully, Kingston 🇯🇲

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

Omicron is in many workplaces now, including government offices. People who could be working at home are obliged to go into office, now coming home and giving it to their entire families. No one is talking about this. Why was the WFH order lifted just as 4th wave was starting?!

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

Happy birthday to my dearest husband 😘😘😘 On the road to recovery and back at his old hangout spot! ♥️

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

@DKAstrology I think that last machine is facial recognition- he has to stare into it... China has a surveillance society!

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

7 years

@zpnine @MeetThePress Oh yes. I hope the press don't put up with this nonsense. Dictator's in town.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

7 years

@microsoft42 @BWolmers The curse of the "Trade Winds"...

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

Deforestation on Dyke Road, because crime is the bushes' fault.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

A journalist is badgering the CMO to find out where the deceased lived - I applaud the PS comments on stigma and discrimination. Why do we actually need to know? Why does media want to zoom in on a specific community? I don’t like this. TVJ has done it twice now...

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

7 years

Woman Inc runs the ONLY shelter for abused women in JA. They need funds! Lawyers, mentors, psychiatrists, clothing etc. 926-3091 #GBVTalkJA

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

5 years

I am sick and tired of people calling every new Government program as a “PR stunt.” What is this? Firstly, you cannot make a new project such as Jamaica Moves, the plastic ban etc, without advertising it. Secondly, you need to educate yourselves on what PR actually is. 1/2

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

10 months

I just saw a TV report that a St Bess farmer is going to get a donkey to transport his goods, which the Prime Minister himself had promised him! Are we in 2023?! 🙁 Shall I laugh or cry?

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

So are we to understand that the world is heading for a recession - all except Jamaica? Someone please explain…

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

6 months

Barbican, uptown Kingston 🇯🇲

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

The Alorica débacle is a result of the PM attempting to “balance” economic considerations with public health, under pressure from private sector and earlier on from the travel/tourism industry. The virus doesn’t care about “balance” - fix the virus first!!

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

Happy Anniversary to us! Relaxing in Portland... (and this was on my birthday a few years back, when a turtle came up to lay her eggs on the beach, during dinner...) Thank you for this photo @wendyjamaica 🙏

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

1 year

The Met Service was way off the mark. This is NOT “partly cloudy.” 🌧🌧🌧

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

I am tired of anti-vaxxers pretending not to be anti-vaxxers! 😑

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

In Historic First, Cayman Islands Appoint Female Chief Justice and She Is Jamaican

Jamaican jurist Margaret Ramsay-Hale has made history with her appointment to serve as the next Chief Justice of the Cayman Islands.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

1 year

Happy birthday to my dearest husband, the best in the world. This is an old pic from our son’s graduation but I love it because my lovely mother in law is in it. She has just had a major stroke. Love them both so much. #feelingemotional #familyiseverything

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

Happy birthday to my dear husband, seen here doing arty stuff in San Francisco some years ago. ❤️

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

@iamaverina @notcapnamerica @SarahKSilverman @billmaher Absolutely painful. And how many times in everyday racism situations do people say “Oh I was just joking… Can’t you take a joke!” (sexist people too)

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

Our son called today to wish N a Happy Fathers Day, and reminded us that it was our wedding anniversary. We had forgotten! 32 years married, 37 years together... Time flies.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

10 months

Meanwhile in #Kingston #Jamaica #stopdeepseamining #DefendTheDeep #JamaicaPegasusHotel

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

HELP KEVIN RESTORE DREAMS Kevin is a soft spoken gentleman who was paralyzed by a stray bullet on the street as a teenager. He is very positive, however. He is writing a story about his life. He needs support. Even a few dollars would help! Pls share.

HELP KEVIN RESTORE DREAMS, organized by Shanda Bruce

Gunman destroyed my life before I had a chance to dream what I would like to become,” said 38-y… Shanda Bruce needs your support for HELP KEVIN RESTORE DREAMS

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

Jamaica’s education system needs a thorough shake-up. Young people are still not being taught to ask questions. They are not at school or university to be spoon-fed and regurgitate. They are there to ask questions. But it’s convenient to have citizens who just follow along.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

Dear Prime Minister, a sick population and a pandemic raging through work places also means “less work.”

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

But I wanted to be a submarine commander.

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@NationwideRadio

4 years

BREAKING OVERNIGHT: The Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP)🟪 has announced that it will not be contesting the September 3 General Elections but will "continue to serve...[by] building representation in all parishes." 🗳 #Vote2020

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

100 Jamaican individuals and organizations sign open letter to William and Kate ahead of their visit

I am sharing below the Advocates Network’s Open Letter to William and Kate, who bear the titles “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.” The letter is signed by 100 individuals (inclu…

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

5 years

Bigging up all the women farmers of Jamaica! This is so nice.

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I could never be a farmer she says .... Whew !

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

10 years

A Dedicated Follower of Fashion http://t.co/iUNXlB9jlz

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

Today was our son’s birthday. ♥️

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

Very good feedback and information from the nurse working in the field re: contact tracing. What a lot of work! Kudos to those workers! @themohwgovjm @christufton

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

Happy birthday to me... 😂

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

Why is it taking so long to investigate the cutting of a Rastafarian’s dreadlocks by the police?

The alleged cutting of a Rastafarian woman’s dreadlocks by the police on July 22, 2021 caused a huge wave of outrage on Jamaican social media. I wrote about the case here for Global Voices. W…

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

Beautiful boys. #grandkids ♥️

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

1 year

What a wonderful, amazing creature. Listen to his footsteps! 🦒🦒🦒

Yashar Ali 🐘

@yashar

1 year

Watch with sound on. 🦒

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

6 years

Angry tweets about windscreen wipers are not necessarily a reflection of "privilege" (a word often wielded as a weapon to discredit such complaints). They emanate from the experience of verbal/physical threats. Especially women drivers who suffer.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

Greetings from Yard. #Kingston #Jamaica

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

This is what I am “most proud of.” This year, next year and for always. #love #familymatters

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Emma Lewis

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3 years

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

I believe @dmccaulay remarked once that we Jamaicans seem to hate trees. Now the poinciana tree at Devon House courtyard has been cut down. God knows why... @CarolNarcisse So much for our longed-for green city @MayorWilliamsJA Why?

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

1 year

Mr Seaga sounds a touch confused and ill informed at times. I don’t agree with his suggestion of “malice.” A little out of his depth on the IC issue? @djmillerJA

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

@mannishwaata @HalsallDoug Would you prefer the child to be afraid?

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

The CMO's explanations are increasingly detailed, informative and very clear! "We have to manage ourselves as if everyone around us is positive." She is still saying around 1/2 million could be affected (the MAJORITY with mild/minimal symptoms). @themohwgovjm @christufton

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 months

The historic #ValeRoyal building - built in the 17th century - is now on life support. Lack of respect for our heritage (yes, it was the home of a plantation owner, how about a slavery museum, a public park?) But no. Let it fall down. Shame! @CitizensRightJA @JnhtJamaica

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

There are too many #COVID19 conspiracy theories, says @christufton Indeed there are! What’s the point? Forwarding WhatsApp messages you don’t know the source of that you cannot verify? Are we that stupid? Let’s focus our energies on supporting our health workers! Please.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 months

Happy Birthday Daddy. (Daddy and me, 1952).

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

5 years

The greatest album ever. ⁦ @TheJazzSoul ⁩

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

“How come the most intellectual creature to ever walk Earth is destroying its only home?” - Jane Goodall

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

1 year

A few more items from our yard.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

I don't know their names, but they have families and friends and colleagues. My deepest condolences to all those who are grieving for the NINE people who died from #COVID19 in #Jamaica yesterday.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

SO happy that our helper, who comes every Friday, has got her first dose!! 🎉🎉🎉

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

11-Year-Old Jamaican Wins Coding Competition Beating 70 International Rivals A Wolmer's Prep School boy. this is awesome!! @LowrieChin

11-Year-Old Jamaican Wins Coding Competition Beating 70 International Rivals

When 11-year-old Dominic Darby entered the XPRIZE Connect Code Games: A Global Game-Making Challenge, he never really expected to win

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

I am kindly asking @scoopsja NOT to drive so fast around our neighborhood!! We have to do a very quick sprint to catch it and some of us are not so young!! 🤣 #icecreamvan

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

Could Mr Golding kindly say something a bit supportive of the vaccination effort - just for a change?

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

Happy birthday to our wonderful son. We love you Sam!

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

Prof Figueroa thinks there’s “too much focus” on vaccine hesitancy. But there are many people who want the vaccine and can’t get it. Stop beating the drum about hesitancy - too much focus on “a minority.” @MorningAgenda @Sanjayolewis

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

@wcchen So "being a lesbian" was a full time job before? Switched careers or something?

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

1 year

It’s wonderful having our son and his partner staying with us. We are focusing on family! Sitting in the shade of a lignum vitae tree at @DevonHouseJa

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

It's fine for people to say that the crime situation is entrenched and won't change. But the fact is - it's GOT to change. We cannot just throw up our hands and say "it's the gangs." Men, women, children are suffering and dying. At least that's the way I see it.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

A caller to @cliffnationwide told him there should be a law to make all Jamaican children go to Sunday school! No, our island is not a theocracy.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

Our son in London tested positive for #COVID19 this week. He is fully vaxxed (Moderna) and boosted. He's feeling quite tired and has a cough, but nothing major. He is isolating at home for 7 days, a little bored, resting. According to his partner, he has not lost his appetite!

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

Note to self: Do not discuss anything "political" on this platform with politically aligned people. It is tedious and unproductive.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

Frightening video. #Beirutexplosion ⁦ @suezeecue ⁩ ⁦ @cliffnationwide ⁩

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

Where is ODPEM?

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

Two men from St James and St Ann and two women from Kingston/St Andrew and St Elizabeth died from #COVID -19 in #Jamaica yesterday. We seem to not notice any more, but 10 people have died this week. We don't know their names. My condolences to all the families. #RIP

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Emma Lewis

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6 months

Donhead off Hope Road.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 years

I don’t understand. If you do your research you will find AstraZeneca is a very effective vaccine. We had minimal side effects. Just get your first dose and get your second when your date comes up. Please. #vaccinateja

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

Since the debates are virtual anyway, why can't the two PNP representatives participate from their quarantine spaces? (Sorry if this is a stupid question!)

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

1 year

@floydgreenja 1 Helping my husband recover from a stroke. 2. Recovering from breast cancer. 3. Surviving.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

5 years

Why do some media houses characterise the East Portland by-election campaign as a "battleground" and "hand to hand combat" on the streets? There have been two shooting deaths in the town of Port Antonio (normally unheard of). Can we tone down the language please?

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

The historic #WhitfieldHall hostel and coffee estate, where hikers to #BlueMountainPeak stay on their way to the top, has burned to the ground. 😥

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

1 year

Our poui is a resilient little tree, despite having been badly damaged by a hurricane. One day of rain brought her out in her golden dress. 💛

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

6 years

And here's my blog post: Empowerment, Friendship, Black Role Models at the Winter Olympics: @caribonehealth @JazmineFenlator @jambobsled @AnthonybWatson @FrimpongAkwasi @JamaicaGleaner #WinterOlympics2018 #Jamaica #Ghana

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

5 years

Unfortunately, speeches at the UN do not always reflect the picture back home.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

There is a narrative that anyone who raises concerns about an issue (be it the environment, human rights, governance) that needs addressing, that person should themselves possess all the answers/solutions to said issue. Otherwise, shut up. It’s an attempt to shut people down. 1/2

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

3 months

Happy birthday to our beloved son Sam. We love and miss you! ♥️

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

1 year

A protest took place over the ongoing closure of the famous Blue Lagoon in Portland today. As usual, it is the people of Portland who are left out in the cold. Their livelihoods are in jeopardy, but special interests are quite happy.

Why is Portland, Jamaica, in such a mess?

I hope the eastern side of Portland will eventually recover. Six years ago, I wrote an article about the “slow decay” in the parish of Portland, on the eastern end of the island. The ea…

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

It’s my Twitter anniversary today! Ten years! #Twitterversary Also ten years of blogging this year!

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

If the PM is going to read from notes I am not interested.

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Emma Lewis

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3 years

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

5 years

Sending many thanks and a big virtual hug to the kind bus driver who helped my dear mother-in-law over the weekend when she missed her stop and got lost and confused. She is in her 90s. @jutcltd @cethoms

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

Why was Work From Home for public sector workers discontinued? I know of a couple of government offices where COVID is apparently circulating widely…

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

1 year

For the 4th consecutive year, a Jamaican has won the Caribbean Regional Prize in the Commonwealth Short Story competition. Kingston-born Kwame McPherson's story is "an interweaving of African American reality and history, and Caribbean folklore."

Jamaican Kwame McPherson wins Commonwealth Short Story Regional Prize for the Caribbean

Kingston-born Kwame McPherson has won the Caribbean Regional Prize in the Commonwealth Short Story Competition for his story, “Ocoee,” a narrative fusing a terrible racist attack in the…

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

1 year

@vinn_ayy @SweetTayPie0104 No smiles either.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

2 years

@Zemi66 @AdamStewart So he cannot have his own views? I do know that his father always expressed his own thoughts clearly, as a concerned Jamaican who cared about his country. His son is doing likewise. Whether you agree with his views or not is another matter.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

5 years

People are obsessed with spraying chemicals to get rid of mosquitoes. They are not that effective. Just destroy the breeding sites. Besides I understand that mosquitoes have become resistant to at least one of the chemicals.

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

So UWI has lost two great scientists in the past few days: Dedicated coral reef scientist Dr Peter Gayle, formerly of Discovery Bay Marine Lab and Retired Prof of Chemistry Tara Dasgupta (who died from complications re: COVID-19). Two awesome and brilliant people. #RestInPeace

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2 years

The historic #ValeRoyal building is falling apart in front of our eyes. It will soon be condemned and torn down. Roof is collapsing. Reposting my article from 2020. This is the responsibility of @OPMJamaica @AndrewHolnessJM

It’s Heritage Week in Jamaica, But Some of our Heritage is Looking the Worse for Wear

We went for a stroll around the neighborhood this morning – but not a leisurely stroll as thunder was rumbling all around. The streets were very quiet, as today is National Heroes’ Day,…

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Emma Lewis

@Petchary

4 years

I honestly don’t understand why these people are going to church. “I am a child of God and I believe I am protected.” I am sure God is not going to be upset with you if you miss a service or two.

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Emma Lewis

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2 years

Very very tired. Tomorrow will be bright and hopeful.