Vincentian, Dr Rose-Ann Smith has packaged her passion for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in a book that will educate young minds on all things related to hurricanes. Smith, who is a lecturer at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mona Campus in the Department of Geography and Geology, conceptualised ‘The Day I Became a Hurricane’ in April, 2021 and had the finished product just one …
I wish to endorse de sentiments expressed in a lovely article in de Midweek SEARCHLIGHT written by Vin-sence-shun, Dr. Rose-Ann Smith nee Williams, she has ah PhD in Human Geography UWI, where she is ah lecturer. Dr Smith hails from La Croix, in de Marriaqua Valley and her article entitled : “ Ah weh-we-a-go-do” (the-politicizing-of-the-covid-19-disaster Response) is on target, ah must read foh all including our Politicians, PM doh mis …
By Dr Rose-Ann Smith March 2020 marked the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic for several Caribbean islands, but what was happening around the world had already instilled fear in many people. However, there was conspiracy surrounding the reality of COVID-19 by conspiracy theorists, some prophets and some leaders. Combined with the unknown (or uncertainty), it marked the beginning of confusion and mistrust. Was COVID-19 nothing more than an ordinary flu? …
By Dr Rose-Ann Smith March 2020 marked the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic for several Caribbean islands, but what was happening around the world had already instilled fear in many people. However, there was conspiracy surrounding the reality of COVID-19 by conspiracy theorists, some prophets and some leaders. Combined with the unknown (or uncertainty), it marked the beginning of confusion and mistrust. Was COVID-19 nothing more than an ordinary flu? …
January 20, 2021
Dr Rose-Ann Smith
By Dr Rose-Ann Smith
I want to start by stating that I am a Vincentian living in Jamaica and I hold a PhD in Geography. I lecture at the University of the West Indies in several courses, including Disaster Risk Management. I am also a consultant that has contributed to or led several projects in the area of Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation. I was the lead consultant for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), charged with applying the Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Tool in several Caribbean islands. As much as I do not normally feel it necessary to publicise my credentials, I see this as a necessary preface to content of this article so that what follows will not be viewed as a political tactic but rather a perspective grounded in years of research and experience in a relevant field.