Joan Williams

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

- Martin Luther King.

Joan's youtube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCj0wewemvZosv5SQNO3vnlw.

Joan Williams BSc, is a Jamaican who was educated in Canada, USA and Jamaica. Her initial training was in computer programming but she decided very early that she preferred to work with humans not machines.

She then became involved in Public Relations and politics in Jamaica before moving on to become a workshop/seminar planner throughout the English-Speaking Caribbean and eventually a top-rated talk show host.

It was her passion for writing however that drove her to establish Yard Publications in 1991, launching the "Back A Yard" series which was an annual satirical review of Jamaican politics.

Six annuals were published before she decided to move on.

Her most recent book released in October 2019, is 2020 DECISION; SOCIALISM, RACISM OR HAPPINESS?

Available in ebook at; https://www.amazon.com/dp/1696578523?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 and paperback at; https://www.amazon.com/dp/1696578523?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 .

Briefly;

In this publication, while making it clear that she cannot vote in US elections, she justifies her input on the grounds that what happens in the USA affects the entire world so encourages US voters to make wise decisions.

Williams unequivocally dismisses the charges she sometimes hears in debates, that the Democratic Party is socialist. She however debunks that economic theory totally, not only because in her view it is unworkable, but also because, “there is no stomach for state control of the resources of the nation in this era in; the Democratic Party, the greater USA, or any other country in the world.”

Turning to the Republican Party, she rejects the very idea that they are qualified to lead a diverse society like the USA, as in her view; ‘the entire Republican party, appears to have totally embraced the racist philosophy of its leader Donald Trump.’

Commenting on a goal of the Founding Fathers, that of the ‘pursuit of happiness’ she points out that Canadians, though living in a country which is not as wealthy as the USA, told pollsters that they are twice as happy as their neighbors.

Analyzing the top ten happiest countries as they appear in the 2019 World Happiness Report, Williams concludes that US voters’ best bet for a happier society, lies with few of the candidates vying to become the nominee for the Democratic Party in 2020.

For those few, she contends, have outlined many practical suggestions to; better regulate the market economy, for fairer taxation and more humane social programs, as are normal in those top ten happiest countries.

2020 DECISION: SOCIALISM, RACISM OR HAPPINESS? will soon be available as an audio book.

Her other books still active on Amazon are;

1993 The Original Dancehall Dictionary.

1995 Tour Jamaica.

2016; Looking Back, the struggle to preserve our freedoms (autobiographical)

2016 Talk Jamaican

2017 Hidden Gems of Jamaica

All books are in ebook and paperback formats; https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B001KJ40KG

For the kids too she also published; The Original Jamaican Colouring Book; Count and Color; Draw and Color: Color and Learn, all highlighting Jamaican scenes and lifestyles.

When she was not publishing, Ms. Williams operated several businesses ranging from a very successful Public Relations company to a chain of Children's nurseries and finally a Real Estate brokerage.

She has also been a columnist in Jamaica for the Gleaner, Star, Jamaica Observer, Money Index, Daily News as well as the Miami-based Caribbean Today and the human rights magazine Amnesty International which is published in London with a circulation of over seven million readers.

On the electronic media front, in the 1980’s Ms. Williams delivered daily, political commentary on radio at the now defunct Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC).

Next, for over a decade, she was the alternative voice on the number one talk show, "Perkins on Line” which was aired on different radio stations and worldwide through the internet.

In the interim, she became a member of the dynamic team which revolutionized morning radio in Jamaica with the development of the Breakfast Club.

Ms. Williams’ analytical views were also always in demand by the local television stations where she regularly appeared in panel discussions on current affairs or as an election analyst, as soon as a campaign was announced.

Up to her retirement in Jamaica in June 2016, she hosted "Joan Williams on Line" on Power 106 radio which was broadcast worldwide.

She also wrote a monthly column entitled "Enjoying the Jamaican Outdoors" for the Gleaner newspaper. Those popular columns highlighted places off the beaten track which Williams visited on her regular hikes and bicycle rides into the Jamaican countryside.

Joan continues to be an active grandmother, a dedicated writer, a world traveler, a committed hiker, cyclist and outdoor lover and an accomplished artist.

She can be followed at; http://joan-myviews.blogspot.com/ com and contacted at gratestj@gmail.com. You tube; https://youtu.be/UJu_qutzS3Y