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Jamaica is a signatory to the International Labour Organization (ILO)'s decent work agenda convention that states that "decent work is employment which respects the fundamental rights of the human person as well as the rights of workers in terms of...

Mr Swan's email brought a number of pieces together, and the light came on. John Swan was an expatriate teacher from the UK during my time in high school. I have subsequently learned, specifically Irish.I had come to Morant Bay High School (MBHS) in...

Each year, on November 25, we commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and observe the accompanying 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (GBV), culminating in Human Rights Day on December 10....

Last week, I tried to explain why, although a National Identification System (NIDS) is desirable, its intrusive requirements were, in my opinion, unconstitutional.The sort of information required is reminiscent of a police state intending constant...

This is the final of a five-part series themed 'It is a disgrace how we treat the police'.Christine Lagarde, the IMF's managing director who was recently in Jamaica, had, on a previous visit, described our country this way: "Jamaica is a country...

He sings about guns and "murder dem". It might be art imitating life, or life imitating art, but unless someone can show me that the case against Desmond 'Ninja Man' Ballentyne was based on false testimony and wrong forensic evidence, my only regret...

Sustained high levels of economic growth are still eluding Caribbean economies almost a decade after the global financial crisis of 2008. Indeed, the situation in Jamaica is a good case in point.Jamaica, after showing economic growth for more than...

Readers expecting me to get involved in the political three-ring circus put on by the Senate over the National Identification System (NIDS) Bill can stop reading now.I don't give a flying fig about any politically inspired distraction. The sole...

This is not a story of history as much as it is the fairly recent words which tell you that the PNP, when it held power, was just as bullish on getting NIDS across the starting line as the present JLP administration is anxious to see it brought to...

I want to first acknowledge the work of the caucus of the eight opposition senators for the robust contribution to the debate on National Identification System (NIDS) that is making its way through the Houses of Parliament. I want also to...

On October 8 ('Bugged by the buggery law'), I promised to expand on what the Bible REALLY says about homosexuality "anon".Well, here's "anon". Mark you, were I to write only on what the Bible REALLY says about homosexuality, it'd be a very brief...