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Month: January 2009
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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 readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity7 …
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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 readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity3 …
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Dance 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 readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity5 …
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English 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 readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity1 …
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The Myth of Poverty Alleviation – Part 2
Many countries in the Caribbean and Latin America have achieved significant growth over the years, Chile, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil, to name a Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity5 …
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The Myth of Poverty Alleviation – Part 1
Poverty in the ‘Third World’ is not a 20th Century phenomenon. It is an age old socio-economic and political issue which has its roots in Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity9 …
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Concubine?
“A winning combination!” That is how Executive Producer Sydney Reid puts it as he teams up with multiple Actor Boy award winners playwright Aston Cooke Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity3 …
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It’s a Small World Mr Burke, and Jamaica’s Part of it
In the Jamaica Observer of Thursday, January 22, 2009 Michael Burke Joined columnist worldwide commenting of the swearing in of Barack Obama: “So Barack Obama Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity2 …
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President Barack Obama
Barack Omaba has opened a new page in modern political history. He has been sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity0 …