The Intersection of Gender, Culture and Education: Jamaica: The Next 50 Years!

Earthquakes are natural disasters that occur when stresses that have built up along fault lines are released.   The recent earthquake in Nepal with a magnitude of 7.8 should be a wake-up call for us in Jamaica in ensuring that all our government agencies with direct responsibilities for earthquake management and relief are fully resourced and are ready to respond in the event of an earthquake. Jamaica is located within fault lines which makes the island very vulnerable to earthquakes. The last major earthquake to hit Jamaica was the Kingston earthquake of 1907 which destroyed a significant portion of the city and killed approximately 1,000. An earthquake of 7 on the Ritcher Scale is considered major and is capable of widespread damage and death as seen in the cases of Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015. While Jamaica’s infrastructure is arguably better than of Haiti and Nepal we should never become complacent and disregard the destructive nature of earthquakes. With so many unplanned...

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. ” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt Global warming and climate change are real and poses a serious threat to all living things. It is probably safe to say that most people now agree that the planet’s climate is heating up with devastating consequences. We continue to experience this phenomenon daily yet the global community has failed to garner the necessary support required to robustly address the issues of global warming and climate change. Earth Day is commemorated each year on April 22. Earth Day aims to bring awareness and appreciation for the earth environment. Earth Day is that time of year when we pause and take note of the current status of our planet. The heighten awareness of Earth Day aims at implementing measures in an effort to try and reverse environmental destruction. Collectively we are all responsible for the dire condition of planet...

"Same bird weh carry news come, a de same bird tek eh back ". Simply put the same individual who bring you gossip is the same person who will take your business and spread it to the public. We should avoid those individuals who display such behavioural traits.

There is a day of reckoning for all of us when we will be required to give an account of our actions, regardless of our position in this life. Leadership and stewardship are two very critical issues that should never be taken lightly. To those who are currently in leadership take a step back and assess your stewardship. Ask yourself questions such as, have I done my best given the resources available for the task? Have I led anyone on the wrong path? Have I compromised my position? To those who aspire to leadership take the time now to prepare yourselves spiritually and emotionally for this journey.To whom much is given much more is required of that individual to serve humanity. God is not mocked! whatever you sow you and or your children will certainly reap.

And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will. And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. For if they do ...