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Remittances remain important | The challenge is mobilization

That was the question that came to mind when a regular reader recently sent me a copy of a 2017 Caribbean…

  • | Commentary

The schools we celebrate and the schools we overlook: What school rankings don’t tell us

Yet there are other questions that many in Jamaican society would rather avoid. They sit quietly in the…

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When police authority meet grief: After Latoya ‘Buju’ Bulgin’s death

This case brought back a familiar feeling for me. It reminded me of how I felt when ICE shot…

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Instagram purge reshapes influencer marketing playbook

With the sudden removal of over 50 million bot, spam, and “dead soul” accounts in the so-…

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Jamaica bought the cameras, but who decides when truth is recorded?

The story of body-worn cameras in Jamaica is not just about technology. It is about how a system defines…

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The Jamaica College video reveals more than bullying

I have watched the video multiple times, and I will admit that the first attempt was difficult to complete.…

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Writing in a world that prefers silence: The cost of clarity

I hear the fear behind their words. It lands like a quiet mental earthquake, shifting something inside,…

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We Want Order in Our Schools in Jamaica — But We Reject the Rules That Create It

Stories start circulating across the news and social media. Videos, pictures, and reports go…

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Formed in the Fire: Remembering Jesse Jackson

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Jamaican teachers don’t need to be professionalized — the state needs to catch up

For decades, one of the gaps in Jamaica’s education system has been the absence of a unified…

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You can’t police without the people: Why Jamaica must return to the roots of public safety

This disconnect matters. As Marcus Garvey cautioned, “a people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree…

  • | Commentary, Diaspora

The great divide in the sky: How two rival satellite networks are reshaping earth’s future

SpaceX’s Starlink, the pioneering constellation of over 5,000 satellites, now faces its first true peer competitor: China’s rapidly expanding…

  • | Commentary, International

Jamaica the Verb: How a Nation Became an Action

But…

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