More than a slap in the face. Those were Pamela Green’s seven words after learning of the massive, eight-figure pay increases for legislators and other members of the political directorate, while her schizophrenic…
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Donna-Marie Wynter-Adams | STEM is vehicle for future not a destination
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…
Return of a legend — Sandals Dunn’s River is launched
EXIT the toll road from Caymanas, St Catherine at Mammee Bay, St Ann, in half a minute turn right and plunge into a world of modern hospitality, the latest iteration of Sandals Resorts…
Alarming admission of suicidal thoughts among children
THE reality of children voicing their fears about being raped is alarming enough but, according to youth advocates, to have said children say unflinchingly that they would commit suicide if they fall victim…
Mark Wignall | Big pay increase – accountability next?
Based on polls over the years and an acute understanding of our people’s religious, social, and cultural predispositions it was a given, born out of reality that both the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)…
Gordon Robinson | Jamaica republic should be for the public
So Government’s dog and pony show (a.k.a. Constitutional Reform) is now in full swing. Or, more fittingly, full see-saw. Because fundamental flaws in the process are so contrary that every rise in the…
Christopher Tufton | Fierce urgency to tackle the NCDs problem
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…
Imani Tafari-Ama | Rape is no laughing matter
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…
Monday blues
The majority of the contacts made to the SafeSpot child and teen helpline were on Mondays between the hours of 6:00 and 7:00 pm. This data was among the helpline’s statistics for 2022,…
Manchester Parish Library launches reading expo for Child Month
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Senior librarian at the Manchester Parish Library Mitchel Barnes-Pitter has made a plea to children to utilise its resources to improve their literacy skills. Barnes-Pitter charge came on the margins…