Our Civics Illiteracy And The Health Of our Democracies
I once had a friend — a talented friend. He was a few years older than me. I met him while I was in the teaching profession. We shared, pretty much, …
The Fallacy of Race Neutral Laws In America
Time and time again, especially in these politically volatile and uncertain years, this writer has found himself exhausted by the trite and dishonest claims of no racism ever having existed here …
Need For Compassion And Emotional Learning Education In Jamaica
In a world grappling with inflated social complexities, the importance of compassion and emotional learning (CEL) has never been more evident. CEL, a formal PEP, CSEC and CAPE process of acquiring …
The Rights of Workers Must Be Protected
Unions serve a noble and beneficial purpose. This may irritate some readers who view unions as simply slush funds for those in power — a view which is not wholly incorrect …
Macroeconomic Benefits, Micro Pains
Jamaica finds itself in a strange position. On the macro-economic end things seem to be going well: the national debt is slowly being whittled down, unemployment is at record lows, our …
Human Condition
I am passionate about one thing: the oneness of humanity, the existence of one human family. I know that denial of this leads to war, devastation and tragedy all over the …
Move From STEM To STEAM
The humanities make us human. This phrase may rub people the wrong way, but it remains true, even if we do not like it. The humanities or liberal arts as they …
Remembering National Hero, The Rt Excellent Marcus Garvey
Outside the obligatory press releases from political parties and some groups — among them those who have appointed themselves advocates of the Jamaican people — we didn’t see much happening, on …
Demystifying and empowering COPs
We all have concerns about the current weather patterns resulting in increasing incidents of flooding and drought and many of us glibly put them down to “Climate Change”, now a catch-all …
Republicanism And The Anglican Church In Jamaica
“The King, our sovereign Lord… shall be taken, accepted, and reputed as the only supreme head in earth of the Church of England called Anglicana Ecclesia… and that our said Lord… …
What Does Equity Mean?
As we struggle to understand what inclusion means, we have to deal with identifying the differences between equality and equity. Equality means that we all get the same opportunities, the same …