Sharing a story about great healthcare in Jamaica. A few weeks ago my mom came to visit me in Montego Bay, she flew in on a Tuesday. Little did we know she'd had pyelonephritis (kidney infection) from the Sunday before she flew in and was in full-blown sepsis on the plane. 1/ She slept a lot when we got to my place, at first we thought it was exhaustion but she kept getting worse. On the Thursday I had an 8 AM meeting but checked her blood pressure before, it was 118/60, a bit low. When my meeting finished at 11:30 her BP was 92/50. Way too low! 2/

With a massive wave of layoffs reportedly happening at Twitter today there is one particular group of workers who will be hugely impacted: foreign workers on work visas (H1B, L1, etc.). These folks have 60 days to either find another company to sponsor them or leave the US. 1/ Some of these expat workers have families who depend on them, kids in school, etc. Many of them own cars and furniture, some may have even pursued the "American dream" and bought their own home. Now they have 60 days to unwind all that or find another job to sponsor them. 2/

Let's dig a bit deeper into this screen shot posted by @zackwhittaker and talk about why the JamCOVID app's architecture is FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED. This flaw goes way beyond Amber Group forgetting to secure the S3 bucket. It seems security was just not a consideration at all! 1/ When we look at this ACL we see two things: the "Everyone" group having FULL_CONTROL (this is what was fixed last Monday), but we also see an account "opmjmmobile" having FULL_CONTROL as well, with no other accounts defined. This account seems likely the one used by the app. 2/

Allowing abortion only for rape or where the woman's life is in danger: a concept that may seem like a good compromise but when you dig further into it it's a disaster. Let's talk about it and why abortion should be freely available without these restrictions. #AbortionStandJA 1/ Let's start with the woman's life in danger: who makes this determination? Pregnancy and childbirth are risky and can cost a woman her life, even if it is a normal pregnancy. If she doesn't want a baby is it not inhumane to force this risk on her? 2/

Happy to be back at @UHWI_JA for my 4th #ConvalescentPlasma donation; a full 6 months since I had COVID19 my antibody titer is still very high and I am still able to donate. Couple more pics of the Convalescent Plasma donation process.

One area the US has been very short-sighted in its efforts over the years is in the Jamaican banking system. Their legitimate concern is a significant volume of illegitimate transactions but their solution, enhanced Know-Your-Customer (KYC) requirements is an abject failure. 1/ Because of these KYC requirements, it is very difficult to open a bank account in Jamaica. One typically needs a job letter, multiple references, proof of address, etc., small independent business owners often can't meet all that and just do without a bank account. 2/

A newly appointed CEO arrives at work on his first day and notices three envelopes in his desk drawer along with a hand-written note from his predecessor: "if you have any difficulties managing the company you can't handle, open these envelopes one at a time." 1/ After a few months in his new role the CEO finds himself embroiled in a big labour dispute, so he opens the first envelope: "Blame your predecessor." the note inside read. The new CEO thought this was great, laid all the blame at the foot of his predecessor and quelled unrest. 2/

A thread with some tips on how to make the most out of business travel: speaking as a guy who's clocked a million miles in my career, had "platinum" status on 3 different airlines, and done business in dozens of countries. Others will disagree with me but these are my tricks 1/ Tip 1: travel light. Pack just a standard 9 inch roll-aboard suitcase. This can be hard but you need to be disciplined:
- travel with two pairs of shoes, one on your feet, one in the bag
- stuff shoes with underwear and socks so they're not taking up empty space. 2/