Today in the Caribbean is a day that we have been trying to bottle and sell to tourists as the ideal. Today is the right day for a dip in the river down the hill, or a short jaunt over to Hellshire to laze in the summer beach setting and have some escovitch fish and fried bammy. Today is a day that babies could be conceived if only one could drag oneself out of the hammock neatly strung between the ackee and mango trees. The breeze is light but provides ample barrier to a sun anxious to show its brilliance, the mountains are alive with colour and the soft serenade of birds lull you into sleep submission with a smile. Oh to relax....to breathe in the island spice, to listen to the rustle of the trees as nature caresses every leaf......yes....today is the day to remember how blessed we are, and how valuable the simple life can be.

I have always disapproved of the circulated artificial motto of my homeland but today I can see why it came into being, because at this moment nothing is truer, nothing resonates more with me right now....No Problem indeed.