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

“I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.”- George Washington According to the WTTC travel and tourism accounts for more than 313 million jobs as well 10.4 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or 9.9 per cent of total employment in 2017.   The travel and tourism industry is especially vital to Caribbean societies. Tourism is very often referred to as the engine of growth for Caribbean islands. The tourism industry is a major player in providing employment both directly and indirectly in the region. A survey done in 2010 by the Oxford Economic Organization found that tourism played a larger role in Caribbean economies than it did in any of other region. Effects of Partial Government Shutdown on the Travel and Tourism Industry We are all familiar with the saying if the United States economy sneezes the economies of the region come down with a cold. Due largely

The truth is painful yet liberating; it peals away the myopic veil from one’s eyes and provides oxygen for one’s soul. August 22, 2018 will always be etched in my memory and I suspect in the memory of my siblings as well. My dad has been in relatively good health especially given his age. You see my dad is an octogenarian. His yearly physicals were good until the summer of 2018 when something showed up. It is never good news when you receive a call from your family doctor.   I had no choice but to go and speak with the doctor who told me that my dad needed to see a specialist for further consultation regarding his kidneys. At that very moment the worst thoughts come to visit with no intention to leave. God is good! The entire family had some amount of fear. The year was 1982; I lost my beloved aunt Madge on my mother’s side of the family to renal failure. I was in primary school then but her death nonetheless affected me greatly. She was the first family member to have died; she died i