Diana McCaulay
@dmccaulay.bsky.social
Reader. Writer. Environmentalist. Jamaican. Founder of the Jamaica Environment Trust. Now on my 6th novel, A HOUSE FOR MISS PAULINE, 25 Feb 2025.
Jamaica’s beach access crisis: ‘We shouldn’t be forced to fight for what is already ours’
Jamaica’s beach access crisis: ‘We shouldn’t be forced to fight for what is already ours’
Activists argue business model is ‘plantation tourism’ designed to benefit elite and disadvantage most Jamaicans
theguardian.com
Pretty sure there would be no wars over sun or wind. #justsayin
Ohh, thank you so much Gary. This was a lovely message to get. I'm so glad you enjoyed your time with Miss Pauline.
Gary Rawnsley@garydrawnsley.bsky.social · 8mo agoThis @nybooks.com essay by Colin Grant inspired me to pick up A House for Miss Pauline by @dmccaulay.bsky.social. What a beautiful novel: exquisitely written & richly evocative of time, place, & voice. It has firmly secured its place as one of my all-time favourites. #Booksky
New Substack from me on the repeal of the endangerment finding and empty men. Also peripherally on the Nobel Peace Prize open.substack.com/pub/dianamcc...
On Endangerment and Captains of Industry
Also incidentally, on the Nobel Peace Prize
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Blows my mind that there's anyone who prefers dirty, harmful air. But here we are. #climatecrisis #smog #acidrain
Dr. Aaron Thierry@thierryaaron.bsky.social · 8mo agoYou can repeal an endangerment finding. You can’t repeal the endangerment.
Whatever else happens, the monks made it to Washington DC.
New Substack from me - I'm dreaming in colour. open.substack.com/pub/dianamcc...
Dreaming of Black River
... with apologies to Daphne du Maurier
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A new Substack from me on the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica open.substack.com/pub/dianamcc...
Hurricane Melissa - the aftermath III
A trip to Black River
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New post from me on Jamaica's built heritage. open.substack.com/pub/dianamcc...
History is Spatial
... it takes place somewhere
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Well, this was nice! Miss Pauline sez, paperback soon come. Thanks, @thebookseller.com #aHouseforMissPauline #BookSky
The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · 11mo agoBoth fiction and non-fiction have a strong showing in February, from titles on ancient civilisations to self-help, dystopian fiction and novels from prize-winning authors, says Will Smith 👇 #BookSky
Both fiction and non-fiction have a strong showing in February, from titles on ancient civilisations to self-help, dystopian fiction and novels from prize-winning authors, says Will Smith 👇 #BookSky
February 2026: Paperback Previews
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Post modern hotel rooms should come with a manual. Even the simple light switch is no longer so simple #uptownproblems #yesamaboomer
I love it how airlines thank you for your patience when they announce a two hour delay and you've already been at the airport 2-3 hours. What choice do we have, other to be patient and long suffering?
“COP30 was supposed to be the COP of truth and implementation. Unless nations reckon with the ugly truths revealed here, there will be major repercussions for multilateral climate agreements and more importantly, for the lives of communities who are on the frontlines of the climate crisis.” #COP30
COP30 Barely Delivers, Rich Nations Continue to Force Inequitable Climate Outcomes
COP30 barely delivers on adaptation, climate finance, fossil fuel phaseout, but important just transition progress made
ucs.org
Bali is pressing ahead with plans to guarantee that all private beaches remain accessible to the public, following growing complaints that hotels, villas and beach clubs are shutting residents out of shoreline areas that should remain open to everyone. www.euronews.com/travel/2025/...
Bali moves to stop hotels blocking public beach access
Bali’s governor hopes to pass a new regulation banning private beaches by the end of 2025.
euronews.com
Not since 1935 has anyone experienced a storm like Melissa. Melissa's record wouldn't have happened without climate change, which made the hurricane's winds about 10 mph stronger, according to a rapid attribution analysis by Climate Central. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/cata...
Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica as the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane on record » Yale Climate Connections
At landfall in western Jamaica, Melissa’s 185 mph winds and 892 mb pressure tied with the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 in the Florida Keys as the strongest on record for the Atlantic.
yaleclimateconnections.org
A new Substack essay from me on Hurricane Melissa. You can sign up for free for new articles - about every two weeks. My modest goal is 500 subscribers - might you help me make that? I write about island life, books and the environment. open.substack.com/pub/dianamcc...
Hurricane Melissa - the aftermath II
18 days after the hurricane hit Jamaica
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We should vote only for those who promise to make billionaires history. We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
theguardian.com
Its winds reached 295 kph and dumped over a metre of rain in parts of Jamaica as it left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean.A rapid analysis from London’s Imperial College shows human driven climate change may have made the storm more likely,and more intense www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Could storms like Melissa become more common as the planet warms?
Experts estimate that Melissa was about 10 per cent stronger because of climate change.
euronews.com
Which is why we have made “Rovina’s Choice.” We cannot let the people affected – the health workers like those at Clinic 7 and the families like Rovina Naboi’s — go unseen. And we cannot let the consequences go unaccounted for. YouTube link: 🎥 6/ youtu.be/Oj0PsaP2ZqQ?...
"Rovina's Choice" Shows How The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
YouTube video by The New Yorker
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Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online. It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorker.com
#HurricaneMelissa was made about four times more likely by the #climatecrisis It's real, it's us, and it's here www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/res...
Hurricane Melissa
Published October 2025.
imperial.ac.uk
Thank you Laetitia. Kingston was largely spared, but news from the western end of the island is devastating.. #hurricanemelissa
Laetitia Rutherford@laetitiarlit.bsky.social · 12mo agoSo sad to hear of the devastating effects of Storm Melissa. And so soon after Storm Beryl hitting Jamaica last year. Terrifying news.
Thinking about Jamaica, threatened by Tropical Storm Melissa. Hoping for everyone's safety and minimal damage.. I am far away just now..
