The European Union has funded a project that supports artists in Trench Town, this one is a man called “Stone Boss,” who has been carving alabaster stone for decades. Thanks to Emma Lewis for letting me know about this lovely project.

This is the story I wish I had had the time and the venue to write. Instead, my story was chopped from 2,100 to 700 words, although I ran the full story on this blog later on. Nevertheless, this is a fascinating piece from Robin Wigglesworth of the Financial Times about Jamaica and its IMF programs.

We walked the Sagicor SIGMA Corporate 5.5K race yesterday. While we didn’t depart from the starting line we walked the full distance. Over 27,000 people participated, including the Prime Minister. Apparently over $55 million JMD was raised. It is a lovely family activity. A special congratulations to my husband who wore jeans for the race.

London’s Evening Standard saw fit to take some footage of a plane of deportees returning to Kingston this week. Due to a court injunction, it wasn’t as many as planned. In any case, very few people seem to know these flights are a regular occurrence, at least from the U.S.

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An article in the Guardian today about Bob Marley’s 75th celebration by Vivien Goldman, who has written an audiobook about Marley.