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

The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul. –Robert Wyland It is quite sad that not much attention is paid to our oceans. I suspect there are many reasons for this; maybe it is because of a lack of political will or perhaps just the mystique surrounding the oceans. Today, June 8th, the global community has the opportunity to raise the awareness regarding how important our oceans are to sustaining life as we commemorate World Oceans Day. The theme this year is “Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet”. It is critical that we engage in a discourse concerning the state of our oceans, as well as, highlight the value and importance of having a healthy marine ecosystem.   Despite the fact that the ocean covers more than 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface, there is still some mystery with regards to how essential oceans are to the quality of our lives. The ocean plays a significant role in regulating the weather and climate of the planet. Ocean wa...

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Child’s month 2016 has ended. Disturbingly, we are still reeling from the very harrowing and heart rending stories which emerged regarding the state of our children. The nation was shocked during the week of May 9 upon hearing of the murders of two students. One student was from Hopewell High School and the other from Oracabessa High School. The theme chosen this year was “Healthy Children Build a Stronger Nation”. As a society we have been found wanting with regards to keeping the nation’s children safe. We have turned away from the principle of it takes a village to raise a child and have become insular and selfish. Disturbingly, this change of values has removed the safety net from under the feet of our children. These shifts in values and attitude have opened the doors for child abusers to have an almost free reign regarding the abuse of our children.   On April 27, 2016 when we woke...