by Ryan Clement REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY is observed by many countries outside the United Kingdom. YESTERDAY, many nationals from many countries paid the ultimate sacrifice with their lives so that others may live TODAY. Events to mark Remembrance Sunday – observed on the closest Sunday to Armistice Day – will take place around the country withContinue reading “🌹 REMEMBRANCE 🌹”
Tag Archives: Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl
by Ryan Clement IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH WEEK! A week ago we were bracing ourselves for Hurricane Beryl. It has arrived and left its devastation in its long trail. St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, to name just a few places, have felt Beryl’s wrath. FRIENDS HAVEContinue reading “Hurricane Beryl”
FAITH in HUMANity
by Ryan Clement YOU SEE THE EXTENT OF HUMANITY in times of severe crisis. The coming together as ONE has been overwhelmingly evident, following the impact and destruction of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean – It is still there; Jamaica is the latest to suffer at the time of writing. Our thoughts go out to all.Continue reading “FAITH in HUMANity”
Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique
IN THIS BLOG, I share my personal connection with the beautiful Caribbean islands of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, the first two being where my parents originated; Saint Andrew and Petitie Carenage respectively. NO CHILD OF MY GENERATION with parents from the Spice islands would not have been told of what their parents went throughContinue reading “Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique”
To Sir with Love
by Ryan Clement, barrister The Past DEAR SIR, I had a good day today, I think. I went to see a career advisor who asked me what I wanted to be? I told him if I couldn’t be a footballer, I wanted to be a doctor or lawyer because they’re good jobs. He told meContinue reading “To Sir with Love”
Windrush Day 2024
by Ryan Clement TODAY IS WINDRUSH DAY 2024. Of course, not everyone from the Caribbean in the 1950s and 1960s arrived on the famous Empire Windrush, which, incidentally, was a German built ship initially named MV Monte Rosa. HOWEVER, it is symbolic of a generation that left the sunny shores of the Caribbean to makeContinue reading “Windrush Day 2024”
A day in my life
by Ryan Clement Maurice Bishop (1944-1983) IF YOU ASK many people what they did on a particular day last week, let alone a few years ago, unless something remarkable or exceptional happened or occurred, it is highly unlikely that most, myself included, would be able to recall accurately the events of that week or year.Continue reading “A day in my life”
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