Jan Voordouw
@janvoordouw.bsky.social
Seeing the inter-connectedness in it all. Ecologist. Born 316 ppm. Freelance development evaluator, based Haiti & Jamaica. Immigrant into the Caribbean. English/Français/Español/Nederlands
That an 8-year old cannot join her mother is just incredible ! www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/11/28/u...
UK rejects visa for Jamaican child left homeless by Hurricane Melissa - Jamaica Observer
An eight-year-old Jamaican girl living with her grandmother, whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, will not be able to join her parents in the United Kingdom (UK) after her visa application w...
www.jamaicaobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
That an 8-year old cannot join her mother is just incredible ! www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/11/28/u...
Ballots are currently being counted and the opposition seems ahead …. Change after 5 ULP terms?
Election of the Day: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Election of the Day: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Later today, the citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will elect a new House of Assembly. This legislative body has 21 members. 15 are elected in single member districts, first past the post. The remaining six are appointed by the electeds; 4 by the majority and 2 by the opposition. SVG has long had […]
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Ballots are currently being counted and the opposition seems ahead …. Change after 5 ULP terms?
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For millions of Indigenous Americans, Thanksgiving is tied to a history of invasion, displacement, and devastation as settlers took over the land that is now the US aje.io/bb1ezw
Thanksgiving: A story of celebration and pain, in maps
It's a day to give thanks. But for millions of Indigenous Americans, it also serves as a reminder of loss.
aje.io
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
For millions of Indigenous Americans, Thanksgiving is tied to a history of invasion, displacement, and devastation as settlers took over the land that is now the US aje.io/bb1ezw
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Today is the 65th anniversary of the slaying of las hermanas Mirabal, killed by the regime of Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo. The anniversary of their deaths has become the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today is the 65th anniversary of the slaying of las hermanas Mirabal, killed by the regime of Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo. The anniversary of their deaths has become the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
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Oh hey, Jamaica is now competitive in bobsleigh, and won gold at the North American Cup
Jamaica achieves first-ever international bobsleigh triumph with four-man gold in Whistler
Canadians notch gold and silver in two-woman event, silver and bronze in four-man
www.piquenewsmagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Oh hey, Jamaica is now competitive in bobsleigh, and won gold at the North American Cup
#Suriname became independent 50 years ago today.
‘Suriname is anders’, klinkt het al vijftig jaar. Sheila Sitalsing ziet hoe het land steeds meer zichzelf wordt
‘Suriname is anders’, klinkt het al vijftig jaar. Sheila Sitalsing ziet hoe het land steeds meer zichzelf wordt
www.volkskrant.nl
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#Suriname became independent 50 years ago today.
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By the fourth day, the man who seldom got sick slipped away, taken by leptospirosis after the storm. Doctors confirmed: Latty had died from #leptospirosis, possibly contracted while helping to clean the post-hurricane muddy waters.
#HurricaneMelissa
#Jamaica
By the fourth day, the man who seldom got sick slipped away, taken by leptospirosis after the storm. Doctors confirmed: Latty had died from #leptospirosis, possibly contracted while helping to clean the post-hurricane muddy waters.
#HurricaneMelissa
#Jamaica
‘Latty survived the hurricane, but not the mud’
On his 68th birthday, Roderick ‘Latty’ Brissett felt only a little feverish. By the fourth day, the man who seldom got sick slipped away, taken by leptospirosis after the storm. Brissett ran every mor...
jamaica-gleaner.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead...
By the fourth day, the man who seldom got sick slipped away, taken by leptospirosis after the storm. Doctors confirmed: Latty had died from #leptospirosis, possibly contracted while helping to clean the post-hurricane muddy waters.
#HurricaneMelissa
#Jamaica
By the fourth day, the man who seldom got sick slipped away, taken by leptospirosis after the storm. Doctors confirmed: Latty had died from #leptospirosis, possibly contracted while helping to clean the post-hurricane muddy waters.
#HurricaneMelissa
#Jamaica
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The flight cancellations come as the U.S. military has expanded its buildup in the region.
Several Airlines Suspend Venezuela Flights After FAA Warns Of ‘Heightened Military Activity’
The flight cancellations come as the U.S. military has expanded its buildup in the region.
www.forbes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The flight cancellations come as the U.S. military has expanded its buildup in the region.
But will they get visa to play in the US?
HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
But will they get visa to play in the US?
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“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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This is terrifying. Melissa was apocalyptic. How will we recover from the trauma of it?
#HirricaneMelissa
#HirricaneMelissa
It’s official: Hurricane #Melissa has breached the record for strongest wind gust ever observed in a tropical cyclone worldwide. The 252mph gust measured by dropsonde beats that of #Typhoon Megi 2010’s 248 mph wind. weathernet.com/tropical/mesovortex-eye
#recordbreaking #hurricane #strongestever
#recordbreaking #hurricane #strongestever
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This is terrifying. Melissa was apocalyptic. How will we recover from the trauma of it?
#HirricaneMelissa
#HirricaneMelissa
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“This victory brings a moment of joy. I’m proud. I believe we can rise together.” Haiti’s troubles fade briefly as it revels in World Cup qualification apnews.com/article/hait...
Haiti's troubles fade briefly as it revels in World Cup qualification
Haiti has celebrated its first World Cup qualification since 1974, momentarily setting aside its troubles.
apnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“This victory brings a moment of joy. I’m proud. I believe we can rise together.” Haiti’s troubles fade briefly as it revels in World Cup qualification apnews.com/article/hait...
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GOP = Guardians of Pedophiles
Mike Johnson expresses concern that requiring the Epstein files to come out "could ruin the reputations of completely innocent people, such as those who may just have known Epstein but knew nothing of his crimes or whose names he exploited and used to try to get close to his intended victims."
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
GOP = Guardians of Pedophiles
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November 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Cuba's top epidemiologist warned nearly a third of the population has been impacted and swaths of workforce sickened.
Cuban authorities battle wave of mosquito-borne illnesses
Cuba's top epidemiologist warned nearly a third of the population has been impacted and swaths of workforce sickened.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Cuba's top epidemiologist warned nearly a third of the population has been impacted and swaths of workforce sickened.
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After #HurricaneMelissa, we call on Jamaica's Govt. to:
• Demand stronger action on 1.5°C target
• Secure loss & damage financing for communities
• Prioritize community-led rebuilding
• Invest in climate-resilient, nature-based solutions
@lossanddamage.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social
• Demand stronger action on 1.5°C target
• Secure loss & damage financing for communities
• Prioritize community-led rebuilding
• Invest in climate-resilient, nature-based solutions
@lossanddamage.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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52 people have died in detention in the last 3 months in Haitian prisons many “of diseases that should not kill them…they are so weakened by the conditions and the lack of adequate nutrition and access to enough water, it's a deadly combination.”
@janvoordouw.bsky.social
52 people have died in detention in the last 3 months in Haitian prisons many “of diseases that should not kill them…they are so weakened by the conditions and the lack of adequate nutrition and access to enough water, it's a deadly combination.”
@janvoordouw.bsky.social
Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system
Fifty-two prisoners have died in Haiti’s overcrowded prisons between July and September this year in conditions that have been described by the United Nations as “inhuman and degrading.”
news.un.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
news.un.org/en/story/202...
52 people have died in detention in the last 3 months in Haitian prisons many “of diseases that should not kill them…they are so weakened by the conditions and the lack of adequate nutrition and access to enough water, it's a deadly combination.”
@janvoordouw.bsky.social
52 people have died in detention in the last 3 months in Haitian prisons many “of diseases that should not kill them…they are so weakened by the conditions and the lack of adequate nutrition and access to enough water, it's a deadly combination.”
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