So sad. 😢 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/w...

Lovely story @lowriechin.bsky.social

In his first general audience in Rome, Pope Leo XIV referred to Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sower at Sunset” and called it a symbol of hope. religionnews.com/2025/06/05/w...

John Henry Newman, a 19th-century Anglican convert and cardinal, is best known for his writings on doctrinal development and the primacy of conscience. With this recognition, the Vatican affirms his global theological legacy. religionnews.com/2025/07/31/p...

Deadline reports four BBC News journalists aged over 50 have filed age discrimination complaints as they face compulsory redundancy under plans to merge the home and foreign newsdesks. The BBC said its processes are "thorough and fair" deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-...

The popemobile is being transformed into a mobile health clinic to treat ill and wounded Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip — an initiative that Pope Francis blessed in the months before he died.

My column in today's Jamaica Observer A wake-up call for Jamaica media www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/05/05/w...

In space, Venus flanks Earth on the left, with a hellfire greenhouse effect. Mars on the right, which long ago had running water. Today, it's bone dry. Something bad happened on each planet. Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.

@lowriechin.bsky.social @chinhubert.bsky.social

Max Romeo, Leading Voice in the Heyday of Roots Reggae, Dies at 80 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/a... A somewhat belated obituary. #MaxRomeo #ReggaeMusic #Rastafari

Happy Easter!

Pope Francis on Sunday blessed tens of thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for Easter Mass. A Vatican aide delivered a papal address that focused on global conflicts. nyti.ms/3Rqe3iw

Get it right the first time! 💯 Join Comms experts @lowriechin.bsky.social , @petchary.bsky.social and Wyvolyn Gager for an intensive Webinar - Wednesday 30 April. Please scan QR code to register.

My column in today's Jamaica Observer - Good news but productivity issues remain - Kind Hearts Foundation donates 8 homes in collaboration with Food for the Poor - Farewell Journalist Owen James and Hon Dr John Hall. www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/03/24/g...

Happy World Poetry Day! 📖 🖊 Sharing this Poem 'More Thyme' from my book 'Souldance'. After that, David Heron reads 'Yu See Mi'. Thanks to dear Dave Rodney for organizing this book launch in New York in 2008!

www.npr.org/2025/03/10/n... #Jamaica #IslandSky #SportSky @lowriechin.bsky.social

Prof Louis Grant: A hero for health www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/03/03/p... Please read about this Professor who rid Jamaica of TB and created a Clinic for the Poor after he retired - working 12 hours daily!

“No Other Land” has won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. “This is a big deal,” Alexandra Schwartz writes: the film, directed by a team of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, still does not have American distribution. #Oscars nyer.cm/sQYyjO0

💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes. Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out

As the garden is still sleeping it is wonderful that my orchids are currently doing so well. #flowersonfriday 🌱 📷 #Flowers #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling #FlowerReport

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

I'm in ! Tell me how.

"What is more tragic than to see a person who has risen to the disciplined heights of tough-mindedness but has at the same time sunk to the passionless depths of hard-heartedness?" ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Our orchids are enjoying the morning 🌄

Three fabulous women!

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

@maddow.msnbc.com What a hopeful show tonight. Power of the people. 💪

"Wow, I used to think you had the greatest life, and now I realize mine is better," Jimmy Kimmel told the ex-Beatle in response.

My column this week in the Jamaica Observer www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/01/27/p...

Seton’s influence in U.S. Catholic life is felt beyond the health care institutions founded by her followers, with more than 200 U.S. parishes and schools under her patronage and more than 50,000 pilgrims visiting her shrine each year.

open.substack.com/pub/johnacar... @chinhubert.bsky.social @lowriechin.bsky.social

Did you know that nationals from several #Caribbean countries, including thousands working in treacherous conditions from Jamaica, built the #PanamaCanal ? Many sacrificed lives, health and families. Never forget! This book by Jamaica’s most recent Poet Laureate #OliveSenior tells their story.

“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?” So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2

If you are attending the Ministry of Health & Wellness Career Expo & Employment Fair tomorrow (Day 2), suggesting: 1) Take a printed copy of your resume (REQUIRED) - on day 1, we only needed 1 copy 2) Take a pen (required) 3) Umbrella - sunny & hot 4) wear sunscreen #AddtoJamaicaSky #JamaicaSky

We woke up to this beautiful morning on Jamaica's Northcoast. 🌴

Nancy Gaynor founded the nonprofit organization Grandparents Really Do Matter four years ago to support other grandparents who are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren.

Could this be the GOAT way to dispose of your Christmas tree?

Must watch on Netflix - the war drama Six Triple Eight - Kerry Washington and Ebony Obsidian were brilliant!

My column today in the Jamaica Observer EPOC — a model for Jamaica’s progress Also - a tribute to the extraordinary Valerie Facey www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/12/16/e...

‘What’s going on is absolutely outrageous and it needs to stop immediately.’ A plastic surgeon shares her experience of saving lives in Gaza as the Israel-Hamas war rages on.ft.com/4goyQNV