The assassination of Haiti’s Moise, shocking, but not surprising – Part 1
www.yaawdmedia.com www.yardabraawd.com In the early hours of Wednesday 7 July 2021, a group of armed men broke into the residence of Haitian…
Uneasy times for Burkina Faso: Terrorist attacks and citizen conflicts
On Friday 20 June 2021, the Burkinabè took to the streets to express their anger and disappointment over the government’s handling of recurrent terrorist attacks…
Photo op disaster management and Hurricane Elsa
Hurricane Elsa is approaching Jamaica and all I see on television are government ministers saying the country is prepared with a few Office of Disaster…
Cultural responsiveness
I have always credited my upbringing for laying the foundation for my cultural inclusiveness. Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago was an experience in which…
Florida’s Caribbean voters and US Congress representation
www.yaawdmedia.com www.yardabraawd.com Florida, with its nearly 21.5 million residents, is the third most populous state in the Union. With such a population…
Social Justice and the rule of God
Social justice, or the equal distribution of goods and services among persons in society, is one way to view the way God rules the world…
‘Easy’ and quick money: From Burkina Faso to Ghana
In each of these two countries, the desire to be rich has had results that are really hard to fathom. Let us start from the…
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…
Righting the wrongs of parenthood through partnership
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” – Ida B. Wells As we prepared to celebrate Father’s Day last…
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…