Jamaica’s sleeping giant
www.yaawdmedia.com www.yardabraawd.com In a 1996 National Industrial Policy Paper, the Government of Jamaica identified the island’s music sector as a “winner” in…
The progress of Caribbean immigrant children and their parents
Canada is traditionally known as a country of immigrants. Its economic success is dependent, to a large degree, on decades of extensive immigration from countries…
Blacks and cops should renew their efforts to tackle London knife crimes
With the current trends pointing towards record numbers of people being killed on the streets of London by the end of this year, and two-thirds…
Fighting against climate change
Growing up in the Caribbean I never had much appreciation for the abundance of rainfall. I enjoyed the sunshine a lot more than anything although…
Kamala Harris and the Central American migration crisis
www.yardabraawd.com www.yaawdmedia.com United States Vice President Kamala Harris has been handed the mammoth task of handling the long-troublesome issue of Central American migration into the US…
As the US re-engages and reopens
www.yardabraawd.com www.yaawdmedia.com After the social and economic battering that economies across the world have experienced over the past 16 months, there appears to be a…
Beyond the walls – part 2
A GEM chronicle Arrests and jail sentences can throw a mother’s entire life into disarray, and she must not be burdened with other responsibilities as…
The massacre of civilians in Burkina Faso
Background of this violence Since 2015, Burkina Faso, a country that was renowned for peace, security and safety in West Africa has turned into a…
Africa and the Caribbean should forge closer cooperation
The new partnership agreement between the European Union (EU) and members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) was initialed on the…
Beyond the walls
A GEM chronicle…part one The youngest ‘prisoner’ I have ever met was a ten-month-old baby at the Nsawam Female Prison. He was, unfortunately, incarcerated with…