Virtual reality in education
Have you ever heard of a profession and go wow! I wish I had heard of this while in school! If you ask students in…
Our business theory matters
I am writing this as a reflection on The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses written by tech…
Digital doctors
Doctors have a lot of clinical problems and engineers have lots of solutions, so pairing them creates great opportunities for innovation. A few years ago,…
The Marcus Garvey Movement and its entrepreneurial legacy
I wish to reflect on some of the ideas of the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. I feel that we have betrayed much of Garvey’s…
WiPay gives COVID-19 grants to healthcare workers in St.Elizabeth
On Monday, 4 October, WiPay Jamaica launched the first part of its WiCare Digital Grant Initiative in partnership with Member of Parliament Floyd Green. The…
Jamaicans grappling with inflation
The increased rate of inflation reflected in the general price level for goods and services is affecting many Jamaicans. The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), on…
The possibility of killer AI robots
A lethal, autonomous weapon system, which is commonly referred to as a “killer robot,” is any weapon system that uses artificial intelligence to identify, select,…
JPS October rate increase will hurt consumers
The proposal by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to increase utility bills by 4.69 percent has been approved by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR)…
Merchants of hope: A theory of capital accumulation
I want to posit that at this conjuncture, as the world-renowned Jamaican-born cultural theorist, Stuart Hall, might have said it, music, sports, and entertainment are…
Artificial intelligence and teachers
The way we learn and communicate has changed. For most of us, digital competencies have become the norm. Looking back, we see that the printing…