Head note: I was advised that writing my series on the Golden Shovel would put me at risk for attacks on my reputation and my businesses. I’m not a perfect soul and like many I’ve made my mistakes and I have my challenges - some real and some imagined. There is one thing  I know for I’m sure - it’s my love for the land of my birth - our beloved Virgin Gorda.  My viewpoints will not align with everyone  and may also be misunderstood but that’s why we have democracy.  As another election cycl...

Ag. Police Commissioner Ullger is talking to the people and we are interested in what he has to say.  In the modern day, we can no longer operate in silos and secrecy.  We must talk to each other.The Ag. Commissioner came to office on a difficult tide when the Territory was outraged about the way the state treated the former Ag Commissioner Vanterpool, a daughter of the soil, who even by public accounts by the Minister for National Security, was doing a credible job.We don’t know where the whee...

In the small district of Mines, St. Ann, Jamaica, a queen was born to Ann Black and David Slader on October 19, 1936—even though official records insist on January 19, 1937, a clerical twist that has remained a beloved family joke for decades. The family celebrates both, but October will always hold the truth of Mama P’s arrival into the world.Thelma Salder White, the last of five children, was perhaps the fiercest of them all. A quiet loner by nature, she was deeply studious, fiercely indepen...

Hello You! Couple more days. Couple more mornings before it is time for the present to be opened under the Christmas trees! The spirit is alive. I can see it. It looks different this year. You are different this year. Enjoy this lovely weather and look forward to the most wonderful time of the year. Clearly I am enjoying the vibe.  Week Before Christmas The week before Christmas,The air smells like rum and salt,Like ocean breeze tangled with candle smoke.The streets hum with laughter,Children ch...

The 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties took place in Belém, Brazil from 10-21 November 2025.  This marked the second time Brazil was hosting such a global conference on the environment having been the venue in 1992 for the Rio Earth Summit.The acclaimed leader of the free world did not send a high-level delegation to the summit because the US withdrew from the 2015 Paris Agreement, a global, legally binding agreement to combat climate change.For the US, Climate Change is a partisan is...

Welll Hello You! The streets are buzzing with Christmas cheer and the evening comes alive with bright lights, music and beautiful decor. It really is that time of the year. So here is something that aligns with the moment.  ✨ Awake & Becoming ✨It feels like someone finally turned on the lights in a room I’ve lived in for years and for the first time, I can see everything clearly.I don’t have all the answers,but I have boundaries now.My maybe has become No,and my voice, the one I used to shri...

Hello You! I do hope that you are in the best of health, wealth and strength. The weekend was fun. There is now a Christmas buzz is in the air. The breeze is cool and chilly. The year 2025 is almost over.  What else could you ask for but to continue being the best version of you and enjoy every moment of it.  Christmas is almost hereThis Christmas feels different,lighter, brighter,like the calm breeze finally decidedto blow peace in my direction. The lights in the palm trees shimmer,not as a rem...

Hello You! As Melody Beattie said, "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more." Every year should be thankful for life itself, but also focus on the simplest blessings we receive every day. It is a time for quiet reflection and enjoying beautiful moment with our family/loved ones. So this year, take just one minute. Stop. Reflect and be thankful.  Thanksgiving to MeWarm, island-rooted, and healingThanksgiving to me hits different this year,not hiding my t...