Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay needs education on migration
On 24 May 1947, the British flagged steamship, Empire Windrush, sailed from the Kingston Harbour carrying 492 Jamaican passengers (491 men and one woman disguised…
Britain breeching the UN Conventions on the Rights of the Child by strip searching children
According to Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ‘all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” If there…
Jamaica’s per capita income and independence
Norman Washington Manley in his last address to the People’s National Party reportedly stated, “I say that the mission of my generation was to win self-government…
Celebrating the steel pan our national instrument
Trinidad and Tobago has officially declared August 11, World Steelpan Day (WSD) in the City of Port of Spain. According to the Deputy Mayor, the…
Time to establish a real image of Bogle
On 6 August 2022, Jamaica celebrated its sixtieth year of independence from Great Britain. Celebrations were held not only back home on the “Rock”, but in…
Chinese influence in the Caribbean
The US Government has warned for years that products from China’s Huawei Technologies Co., the world’s biggest maker of telecommunications equipment, pose a national security risk…
Crime: Our inflection point needs a change of approach
It is my view that Jamaica has found itself at an inflection point as far as crime and violence is concerned. I make this pronouncement…
The unintended consequences of the pandemic on education
The third academic year of pandemic learning has ended. Things have gradually returned to normal with students getting back into activities that were near and…
Global cooperation, the legacy of empire and the 2022 Commonwealth Games
For the next two weeks, my hometown of Birmingham in the UK will be hosting this year’s Commonwealth Games. There will be approximately 6,600 athletes…
Caribbean islands provide an escape-you can buy citizenship and get a second passport
Preceding the pandemic, many people were already dreaming about moving out of the US if President Trump won the election. But during the pandemic many…