The professional clown and gender based violence
I was disappointed, recently, with the actions and comments made by a professional clown who became infamous for boisterously and arrogantly intimidating passengers in a…
The Halloween tragedy in South Korea
An unprecedented tragedy is one way to describe the stampede which took place on the night of 29 October in South Korea. It resulted in…
The Anglican Church centering the most vulnerable
Between July 26 and August 07, Anglican Bishops and their spouses from around the world gathered at the University of Kent, England to engage in…
Femicide and the Fourth Estate
The term femicide often causes people to bristle. Bristle, in much the same way that a phrase like “Black lives matter” often fills certain other…
Opening the Door: Appealing to America’s international college graduates
Earlier this month, the Economic and Social Survey of Jamaica(ESSJ) highlighted a daunting trend that went unnoticed, for most. Over the last decade, the country…
The importance of morality in society
Any discussion on morality these days will reap varied responses. There are those who will argue that everything is relative hence there is no morality…
How the Constituency Development Fund has redefined the MP
If you’re going to run a constituency as effectively as I have run East Central Saint Catherine, you need a good administrator.” As he made…
The ghosts of “Pratt & Morgan” requires you to draw yuh brakes DPP
I get it that pockets of Jamaicans are fed up with the high murder rate in the country. I say some Jamaicans, because for a…
The case for more transparency in local governance
The events of the past three years have created a level mistrust between people and their governments. While the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development…
Violence is never a solution to the challenges of life
Despite the challenges confronting us as a society, today, including the brutal attack on, and the tragic murder of a mother and her four children,…