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A post by Wayne Campbell on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Does Jamaica have any idea how to deal with it?

November 26, 2024

It is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25), and I just read that six teenage boys have been taken into custody for the physical and sexual abuse of a 13-year-old schoolgirl in St. Catherine. The incident was recorded and the video shared on social media. The boys have been charged … More A post by Wayne Campbell on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Does Jamaica have any idea how to deal with it?

That Public Sector Wage Bill, Bamboo is Cool, and Why So Many Murders This Year? Saturday, January 3, 2015

January 3, 2015

It’s almost the end of the long Christmas/New Year holiday. Many employees of private organizations and NGOs that closed on December 24 will reopen on Monday, January 5. New Year celebrations in our area were somewhat muted but the dog was terrified by the scattering of firecrackers and rockets. A bloody start to 2015: A startlingly … More That Public Sector Wage Bill, Bamboo is Cool, and Why So Many Murders This Year? Saturday, January 3, 2015

Playing Mas on a Sunday: April 7, 2013

April 8, 2013

Yesterday, the tremor of Carnival shook the air. As the tired afternoon faded, the sounds continued, although more muted than earlier. Yes, it was party time again, and my Twitter feed was replete with photographs of festooned and feathered bodies, pouting faces with glitter attached to cheekbones and eyelids. Yes, it’s only once a year… … More Playing Mas on a Sunday: April 7, 2013