Women’s Rights Conventions Mere Paper Tigers
The history of women is one of repeated injuries against this social group, which has been campaigning for ages for a just social order based Continue...
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Worst World Growth in 60 Years says IMF
In more bad news for Caribbean economies, world growth is forecast to fall to its lowest level since World War II, with financial markets remaining Continue...
Read MoreDance Hall – High Culture vs Survival
This piece by Kamau Chionesu is in response to some of the issues regarding the dance hall culture that were raised by columnist Ian Boyne in his article ‘Are Jamaicans prepared for 2009?” (The Sunday Gleaner January 4, 2009). It is reproduced courtesy of Caribbean Dialogues online forum.
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Wanted: A Jamaican Obama
In the past, I have written bemoaning the fact that there seems to be a lack of political will and leadership in tackling the problems Continue reading
Read MoreEnglish Faces 21st Century Challenges
The pre-eminent French language society L’Académie Française is stepping up its activity. Its barely concealed contempt for English language intrusion into the beloved français is Continue...
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