The poor and powerless minorities and the Grenfell Tower tragedy
In the year 1666, the Great Fire of London occurred, and, although only a handful of deaths were officially recorded, some historians believe the figure…
Limiting screen time for kids
In continuation of the social dilemma, I wanted to go in depth about screen time and how it affects the young brain. In North America,…
The US flees Afghanistan
www.yaawdmedia.com www.yardabraawd.com On Monday afternoon, 16 August 2021, the United States of America (US) accelerated its efforts to pull out of Afghanistan,…
The social dilemma
How do big tech companies compete for our attention? Why do they go to great lengths to keep us addicted? And should we be concerned?…
Education: Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic
As we set foot into the start of the second full school year of the COVID pandemic, it will be interesting to see what adjustments…
Haiti I am sorry
Haiti, born of slavery and revolution, has struggled with centuries of crippling debt, exploitation by foreign governments, corruption and violence. Now it has poverty, illiteracy,…
Black children and the problem of underachievement in schools
Fifty years after Bernard Coard wrote his seminal work How the West Indian Child is Made Educationally Sub-Normal in the British School System, it would…
The cloud seeding phenomenon
When you come from the islands the abundance of rain is no caveat. Needless to say, the rain is so plentiful that we complain when…
Biden scores first big bipartisan legislative victory
www.yaawdmedia.com www.yardabraawd.com When Joe Biden made his bid for the White House a year and a half ago, he had declared that…
Investing in Jamaica’s creatives
www.yaawdmedia.com www.yardabraawd.com As part of its contribution to the observance of Jamaica’s celebration of its 59th year of Independence, the City of Miramar…