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Digitizing Political Participation: Can this Save Jamaica’s Democracy?
Jamaica’s Democracy is dying. An article in the Jamaica Observer, titled The meaning of the 2016 General Election lower voter turnout, posited that in our 74 years of Universal Adult Suffrage since its declaration in 1944, the percentage voter turnout in 2016 was the lowest in a general parliamentary election ever recorded. Voter turnout in…
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The New housing trap: The curious case of Kingston city
At the end of 2017, Jamaica’s population was estimated at 2 728 900, according to the 2017 Economic and Social Survey Jamaica commissioned by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). Of that 2 728 900, approximately 670,312 reside in the Kingston and St. Andrew metropolitan (KSAM) alone. Interestingly, two sources i.e. the Caribbean and Co and World…
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A Deadly Love
The first time we met, I was tempted to say it was nice to finally meet you in person.. After all this time chasing you in the interception of our dreams… But in that moment my nerves held my courage hostage and all I could afford to say was hello I remember you had…
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My Two Cents: Access Granted, Hope denied #GuildElections2017
In what was arguably one of the most exciting, contentious, controversial and participative election periods at the UWI Mona Guild, Mr. Oshane Grant, the current Games Committee Chairman and presidential candidate, was GRANTED ACCESS to lead the Guild of students for the 2017-2018 academic year. Grant, a member of the Chancellor Hall fraternity clinched the…
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The Upcoming Revolution most people didn’t expect: The Tambourine Army
There is a revolution brewing in the most unsuspecting of places, the hearts and minds of our women. I have been observing these past few weeks, especially on social media, a renewed sense of urgency to stop violence against women and children. The co-founders of this movement, notable advocates Ms. Nadeen Spence and…
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