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
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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.
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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November 12, 2025 at 6:20 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
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Direct flights between Miami and Haiti's Les Cayes now running. Hope it lasts. lenouvelliste.com/article/2615...
L’aéroport international Antoine Simon des Cayes accueille son premier vol passager commercial international
Comme annoncé, la compagnie aérienne IBC Airways a effectué, ce lundi 10 novembre 2025, son premier vol passager international reliant Miami et à Les Cayes, dans le sud d'Haïti.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Direct flights between Miami and Haiti's Les Cayes now running. Hope it lasts. lenouvelliste.com/article/2615...
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"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
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Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
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JET's CEO argued that the absence of the Big 4 from COP30 “is not neutrality; it really is cowardice...What we're demanding is accountability and we are not waiting for permission to survive. We’re asking for these big polluters to dismantle those systems that made them rich and left us vulnerable.”
‘Their profits were built on our pain’
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‘We are not waiting for permission to survive’: A Jamaican perspective on COP30 after Hurricane Melissa
“What we need now is radical change. We need commitments. We need adaptation financing. We need Loss and Damage money […] now is not the time to pause.”
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November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
JET's CEO argued that the absence of the Big 4 from COP30 “is not neutrality; it really is cowardice...What we're demanding is accountability and we are not waiting for permission to survive. We’re asking for these big polluters to dismantle those systems that made them rich and left us vulnerable.”
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The oxygen creators are disappearing
Phytoplankton biomass, that are the base of marine life and create up to 50% of our oxygen in rapid decline over the past two decades, especially in coastal areas, a new study has found.
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Phytoplankton biomass, that are the base of marine life and create up to 50% of our oxygen in rapid decline over the past two decades, especially in coastal areas, a new study has found.
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‘Not good’: Ocean losing its greenness, threatening food webs
The consequences of global warming, caused mainly by burning fossil fuels, are varied and many. Now scientists have documented yet another one: The ocean is losing its “greenness.” The ocean’s chlorop...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The oxygen creators are disappearing
Phytoplankton biomass, that are the base of marine life and create up to 50% of our oxygen in rapid decline over the past two decades, especially in coastal areas, a new study has found.
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/not-...
Phytoplankton biomass, that are the base of marine life and create up to 50% of our oxygen in rapid decline over the past two decades, especially in coastal areas, a new study has found.
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/not-...
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“When a hurricane hits land,friction between the storm’s circulation and the surface allows mesovortices to descend to ground level,triggering widespread tornado development, tornado threat from landfalling major hurricanes even more dangerous and unpredictable.”
“When a hurricane hits land,friction between the storm’s circulation and the surface allows mesovortices to descend to ground level,triggering widespread tornado development, tornado threat from landfalling major hurricanes even more dangerous and unpredictable.”
Hurricane Melissa's Mesovortex: Understanding the Small-Scale Vortices Within the Eye
Hurricane Melissa made history this week as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, devastating Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. But beyond the ra...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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“When a hurricane hits land,friction between the storm’s circulation and the surface allows mesovortices to descend to ground level,triggering widespread tornado development, tornado threat from landfalling major hurricanes even more dangerous and unpredictable.”
“When a hurricane hits land,friction between the storm’s circulation and the surface allows mesovortices to descend to ground level,triggering widespread tornado development, tornado threat from landfalling major hurricanes even more dangerous and unpredictable.”
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“Maximum sustained wind speeds recorded 185 MPH, gusts of up to 252 MPH. At those speeds leaves would actually be ‘burnt’ by the wind and would also cause burns from dehydration, friction on human skin. Damage due to salt spray would also be a factor."
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November 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“Maximum sustained wind speeds recorded 185 MPH, gusts of up to 252 MPH. At those speeds leaves would actually be ‘burnt’ by the wind and would also cause burns from dehydration, friction on human skin. Damage due to salt spray would also be a factor."
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An interesting story!
KitKat's tragic martyrdom highlights an ongoing struggle for the heart of the city, not solely between a single tech company and a bodega, but between the tech industry and the public space it occupies. bayareacurrent.com/fuck-waymo-l...
Fuck Waymo, Long Live KitKat
A self-driving car killed a beloved SF cat. It’s part of a long history of tech companies using the Bay as a testing ground at our expense. People have had enough.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
An interesting story!
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60 years ago. Saw our future. Worth a read.
60 yrs ago today (Nov 5, 1965), the 1st US government report to warn about climate change was published.
"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.
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"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
60 years ago. Saw our future. Worth a read.
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Legal experts says US attacks amount to extrajudicial killing even if those targeted are suspected of drug trafficking.
US kills two more people in latest strike on vessel in the Pacific
Legal experts says US attacks amount to extrajudicial killing even if those targeted are suspected of drug trafficking.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Legal experts says US attacks amount to extrajudicial killing even if those targeted are suspected of drug trafficking.
www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/11/04/c...
I am one of the signatories of this important statement.
I am one of the signatories of this important statement.
Civil society groups demand climate justice in wake of Hurricane Melissa - Jamaica Observer
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Forty-three civil society organisations and individuals across Jamaica have issued a joint statement calling for urgent climate justice measures following the devastation caused by...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I am one of the signatories of this important statement.
I am one of the signatories of this important statement.
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The storm has left 60 percent of Jamaica without electricity and some areas with up to 90 percent of roofs gone.
Melissa leaves 50 dead, toll expected to rise in Jamaica, Haiti
The storm has left 60 percent of Jamaica without electricity and some areas with up to 90 percent of roofs gone.
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November 1, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The storm has left 60 percent of Jamaica without electricity and some areas with up to 90 percent of roofs gone.
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Hats off to @justinling.ca: “If Canada cares enough about the rest of the world to join it, then Ottawa needs to switch its broadcaster back on.” Time to reinvent and invigorate Radio Canada International @RCI-Action.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Justin Ling: Canada needs to make its voice heard around the world. Here’s one clear way to do that
To create stronger connections internationally, Canada can’t rely on the United States. We need to use our own soft diplomacy tools
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October 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Hats off to @justinling.ca: “If Canada cares enough about the rest of the world to join it, then Ottawa needs to switch its broadcaster back on.” Time to reinvent and invigorate Radio Canada International @RCI-Action.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Guatemala President invokes OAS democratic charter, seeks assistance as Attorney General and judge - both valets of the country's criminal class - seek to overturn results of 2023 election www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/po...
Arévalo señala a Porras y Orellana de un nuevo intento de golpe e invoca la Carta Democrática de la OEA; MP rechaza acusación
El presidente Bernardo Arévalo calificó de “enemigos” del país a la jefa del MP Consuelo Porras y al juez Fredy Orellana. “Son los obstáculos centrales a la lucha contra la corrup…
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October 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Guatemala President invokes OAS democratic charter, seeks assistance as Attorney General and judge - both valets of the country's criminal class - seek to overturn results of 2023 election www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/po...
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Haiti's Réseau National de Défense des Droits Humains human rights org condemns abandonment of victims of drone attacks, which have included 8 children aged 3 to 12 www.alterpresse.org/spip.php?art...
Haïti-Drones kamikazes : le RNDDH dénonce l’abandon des victimes et exige la protection civile
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October 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Haiti's Réseau National de Défense des Droits Humains human rights org condemns abandonment of victims of drone attacks, which have included 8 children aged 3 to 12 www.alterpresse.org/spip.php?art...