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Author: Guest Writer
Employment Inequity – No Equality for Women
The Jamaica Employer’s Federation (JEF) is disputing the downgrade in the ranking of Jamaica by the World Economic Forum for gender equality. The current position of Continue reading
Jamaican Creole vs English – Not an Either/Or Debate
I am flattered by (Antonn Brown’s) comparison to Kadene, and I wish that I had her multilingual skills, cosmopolitan erudition, and analytical sharpness. Rest assured, however, Continue reading
POSITIVE returns for World AIDS Week
Three years after its highly anticipated and well-received World Premiere in 2005, a Jamaican school tour the year after and a tour of St. Vincent Continue reading
The pitfalls of Africa’s aid addiction
Sorious Samura catches shop-keepers selling aid. Where I come from in West Africa, we have a saying: “A fool at 40 is a fool forever”, Continue reading
Obama: First Moves
The Obama-Biden economic team at press conference. Three weeks after the U.S. presidential election, we are getting the first signs of how President-elect Barack Obama Continue reading
Don’t bother with hanging
Dear Editor, While the debate on hanging is raging in full gear, the murders continue. This is clear proof that hanging won’t help to reduce Continue reading
On G-20 and GM: Economics, Politics and Social Stability
The G-20 met last Saturday. Afterward, the group issued a meaningless statement and decided to meet again in March 2009, or perhaps later. Clearly, the Continue reading
Kindergarten Votes for Barack Obama
It is amazing, this worldwide wholesale pre-occupation with the outcome of the elections, Americans feeling justifiably proud that they dared to redefine the democracy brand, Continue reading
Capital Punishment is Barbaric
The polls suggest that Jamaicans wish to resume the hanging of convicted murderers notwithstanding the possibility that innocent persons may be subject to the capital Continue reading
The Mavericks to McCain: You’re no Maverick!
If you’re going through anything close to what many Americans are experiencing at this time, it must be high anxiety bordering on hysteria. If you Continue reading