Tag: cybercrimes

Canada, CARIMAC Host National Cyber Security Conference Next Week

November 24, 2017

There’s a lot going on at the moment – I guess before everything goes quiet over the Christmas holiday. An important conference on Cyber Security with a lot of international speakers is coming up. This is yet another huge issue for Jamaica at the moment, with the fierce debate over the upcoming National ID System (NIDS) continuing. … More Canada, CARIMAC Host National Cyber Security Conference Next Week

Three Responses To the Government’s New Anti-Crime Measures

February 14, 2017

Now, if you read my blog regularly, you will know that almost every Jamaican, at home and abroad, has been agonizing over our soaring crime (read: murder) rate – especially since the start of the year. Murders are up some 30 per cent over the same period last year, which is of course very disturbing. … More Three Responses To the Government’s New Anti-Crime Measures

The Long Shadow of Child Abuse: Guest Post by Wayne Campbell

June 6, 2016

My fellow blogger Wayne Campbell, who as an educator works with children every day, wrote a touching article looking back at Jamaica’s Child Month, which was in May. The hard-working agencies in Jamaica responsible for child welfare made huge efforts to get the word out on protecting and caring for our children. The issue of child … More The Long Shadow of Child Abuse: Guest Post by Wayne Campbell

Keep Children Safe! A Series of UNICEF Public Forums in Jamaica

April 2, 2016

Many of us are disturbed and sad at the way Jamaican children are treated – in communities, homes and often by the state itself. The month of May is Child Month in Jamaica, when there is a heightened focus on children’s rights. As a precursor to this, UNICEF Jamaica has partnered with several organizations (the … More Keep Children Safe! A Series of UNICEF Public Forums in Jamaica

Weekly Brief, Sunday 27/Monday 28 January, 2013: The Dawn of the New Scrap Metal Age

January 28, 2013

It’s hard to see what is happening to our country, as the first month of the year draws to a close. Who knows what the remaining eleven months will bring? Last year, I spoke about the two elephants in the room: one called Economy and one called Crime. Now, the former has become so huge … More Weekly Brief, Sunday 27/Monday 28 January, 2013: The Dawn of the New Scrap Metal Age