The confusion between child labour and education in Africa
According to UNICEF, the activities “given to children between 5 to 11 years of age are considered child labor if they work at least 28…
Penn Relays and its relevance to Jamaica’s athletics development
The Penn Relays completed its 127th year last Saturday evening at the Franklin field facility, further entrenching itself in the USA and global athletics calendar as…
French colonial fallacies continue to influence contemporary scholarship
Before western countries created hybridization through their presence in Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Caribbean and so on, one could find societies in those lands…
Vegetarianism vs veganism
Kitchen Chronicles The diet of prehistoric man consisted primarily of fruits, berries, seeds, nuts, roots, tubers, leaves, and herbs. It was not until about 2.6…
Africa news roundup 23-29 April
Ghana Akuffo Addo nominates new chief justice Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo has been nominated by President Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo as the new…
Universities, colleges and the needs of business and society
It is virtually a rite of passage for students graduating from high school in May and June of each year to be lined up beside…
Africa news roundup 16-22 April
Ghana Investigations into Ghana Senior High School fiasco Recently, a video which showed students sleeping in toilet cubicles at the Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO)…
Farm workers and social justice
It’s here at last. The long-awaited report on conditions of work by farm workers in Canada, which was promised by the Ministry of Labour in…
AI in the Caribbean
Is the Caribbean region ready for the new age of artificial intelligence (AI)? Can we live without it, or coexist with it? What about the…
The transformation of culinary habits during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kitchen Chronicles The COVID-19 Pandemic brought a revived culture to the modern family. It is the culture of home cooks. The era of convenience came…