We have had water on and off for the past couple days at low pressure, but not enough. We finally had to have some trucked in, as did most of our neighbors. It seems the situation will not let up, at least for another few weeks. What is the long-term strategy?
As Dorian has cleared out of Bahamas, hopefully it will not hit Florida as hard. Thoughts and prayers are with the Bahamians affected.
It is back to school today. The roads were relatively clear, with lots of police officers out.
A statue in Hope Gardens.
Jamaican artists Koffee, Toots and the Maytals and producer Supa Dupa made President Barack Obama’s summer playlist.
This is an excellent article from the New York Times reporter Azam Ahmad about the effect of the gun trade on Jamaica. It humanizes the issue and takes a fresh angle than the usual “Jamaicans can’t stop killing each other/violence is horrible/what can be done”.
