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,…
Taking a “citizens first” approach to housing policy
As leaders in the developed world contend with a deepening housing affordability crisis, they are considering more heavy-handed policies than they, traditionally, have. Prime Minister…
The Commonwealth must hold Kigali accountable
In April, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda paid a state visit to Kingston for the first time in the history of both nations. For a…
The transportation system failed Jasmine Dean
On 27 February of last year, 21-year-old Jasmine Dean finished her last class of the day at theUniversity of the West Indies, ready to head…