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Earth Day 2020: 5 ways to be sustainable at home
Earth Day’s 50th anniversary, ironically happens during a time of a global pandemic. The organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970 were fed up with the wanton abuse that was inflicted on the planet for economic gain. They organized, protested and lobbied for the protection of our planet. Earth Day marks the birth of…
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I Was Laid Off…
It’s been exactly a month since I was last at work. I am one of the many people who has been laid off as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. I can only say it in such a matter-of-a fact way because I know I’m not alone in this. After all, misery loves company. Being…
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Self Isolation – Week 3
Now that I have been isolating for over 20 days you would think that I would have developed a routine by now, but I have not. Everything that has been going on in the world right now is actually very depressing but I haven’t lost my mind yet… thank heavens. I left home only once…
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Self Isolation – Week 2
By now COVID-19 has probably impacted just about half of the world’s population. Social Distancing, Quarantining, Self Isolation, Work From Home and Lockdown are terms that now dominate the media landscape. I’m thinking of how rich I would be if I got $1 for every time I’ve read or heard those words since the start…
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COVID-19 and the Environment
The coronavirus outbreak has truly brought the world, as we know it, to its knees. Previous outbreaks like SARS, H1N1 or Ebola did not bring such panic or shut down to whole countries. The rapid spread of the coronavirus (from a meat market China to mosques in Iran, restaurants in Europe and business meetings in…
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Self Isolation – Week 1
Last days at work Its been just over a week since I’ve been at home “quarantining” but more accurately I’m actually just self isolating (as an introvert this is not a new thing for me). However, this happened sooner than I had originally planned. See I work in the tourism industry; more specifically the hotel…
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8 hours in New York City
New York City is truly the place to be. The City is from the outside looking in is large and imposing. The sheer magnitude of seeing it from above made many people on my flight gasp. Looking down and seeing so many iconic structures in one place. For a long time I have wanted to…
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Snow for the first time
There are first times for everything. Having only ever lived in tropical places, and only traveling outside the zone during summer, it’s not surprising that I’ve never experienced snow before. This past Saturday I saw, felt and experienced snow for the first time. It was so interesting seeing white bits lightly fall from the sky.…
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ICC Day Beach Clean Up
Last year September I remember scrolling online and seeing so many people participate in International Coastal Clean Up Day from around the world. I thought to myself that I want to make sure that I am a part of this for this year. As with anything in life a thought can become a reality. On…
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Climate change and its effects on small island states — Speak Now Jamaica
As an aspiring Environmentalist, it is important to me to write pieces like this. Climate Change is a major threat to islands in the Caribbean and something all small island developing states’ citizens should be worried about. Nicolas Kitchin, is a 23 year old Jamaican and who lives in one of Jamaica’s most premier tourism…
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