"A history of blackouts in Jamaica"

Many things have been happening around us

Many things have been happening around us

Things we cannot speak of

Like invasions and interventions

End of programmes

The end of an era of philosophy

A practice of liberation in these colonies

from colonialism and the Neo-things

Many things are happening

They will remain unsaid

Conspiracy about an incident

Blackout

Island-wide power cut

at the dock the largest warship

conducting a “welcome exercise” on the island

what connects things?

All the things, these things that are happening around us

“JPS” power company

Calls an emergency

Failure of generators cause by lightening strike

But from where?

Minister expresses discontent

We are stunned as a public

Citizens everywhere spent the night without light

Did anything happen?

We may never know

Inside the Blackout

I have one candle in my room. A scented one. I inherited it from my younger brother. That night it came in handy. I lit it and sat a little in a hot sticky room. I opened the windows a little. I sat in my chair thinking. When would the light come? What was the reason for this blackout?

This photo was taken on June 5, 2026 late Friday night. The night of the blackout.