Equal pay for women in sports – A myth
Over the last couple of years there has been a hue and cry about the lack of equality in pay and compensation for professional female athletes. This came to a head …
To the political cynics – you cannot have your cake and eat it
The idiom “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” means that a person cannot simultaneously possess an item and consume it. Metaphorically speaking, it means that a person cannot enjoy the …
Education funding – a new policy
The Government of Jamaica (GOJ), commendably, has just decided to spend J$300 million to assist deregistered final year students at the University of the West Indies (UW), University of Technology, Jamaica …
Boarding schools and the marginalised male - A solution
It has been axiomatic for decades in this country that the main driver for legitimate economic empowerment for the poor and the middle classes is education. We have all, at …