In Focus

Martin Luther King, in his famous 1963 speech ‘I have a dream’, noted ‘the fierce urgency of now’ while cautioning against what he called ‘the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquillising drug of gradualism’. Jamaica is at just such an...

In recent times, there has been much discourse about the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, and STEM education. The general interpretation seems to be of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) as a destination. Since all...

One in four women in Jamaica experiences sexual violence at least once in their lives. UN Women also reports that Jamaica has one of the highest rates of rape in the Caribbean. Many cases of sexual assault go unreported, though, and there is a...

It is not often that the Caribbean can claim to be first while also facing the possibility of coming last. On the track, Jamaicans are used to coming first, while often claiming second and third places, too. No one likes to come last, but when it...

‘Jamaica Yes, Federation NO’ was the political slogan I remembered in 1961 in the elections to decide whether we should pursue federation with other Caribbean countries or go, on our own, headlong into Independence. I knew little about what was...

I somehow missed the word ‘estimated’ when Dr Michael Abrahams informed Stephen and me that we had an ‘estimated due date’ of March 11, 2011. Yes, that is what the E stands for in E.D.D. There I was with my focused, get-it-done self, as an...

For more than 96 years a giant journeyed with us through this existence we call life. He was born on March 1, 1927 in Harlem, New York, thus, according to the ancient Hindu science of Numerology, because he was born on a Number One Day, expected to...

The National School Nutrition Policy, which is currently awaiting Cabinet approval, signifies a national commitment to improve and prioritise the health of children in Jamaica. The policy provides a national framework that encourages and...

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the birth of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping. The first mission in 1948 deployed military observers to monitor the ceasefire along Israel’s border, following conflict with its neighbours at its birth....

It is not often these days that feminists and economists agree about educational practices and transformational politics. However, having attended the “Decolonising Education” conference in the first week of April at the University of Texas at San...

May 1 is widely known as Labour Day, a day when we celebrate the contribution of workers worldwide. It is a moment for pride, celebration, and hope. After three years of the COVID-19 crisis, followed by inflation, conflict, and food and fuel supply...

Unity is strength. Strength allows persons to form or infiltrate alliances and bring them under their control. If the sequence follows its natural path, the next step is the possession of power. The criminals among us know these simple things. And...