archive for Current Affairs

• New JTB Ads Featuring Usain Bolt

  25 March 2010 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 1 comment ]

  For those who haven't yet seen these, here are some pretty cool new ads from the JTB featuring Usain Bolt. Whenever I see them, I feel proud of being Jamaican.

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• How You Can Help Haiti From Jamaica (UPDATED)

  13 January 2010 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 1 comment ]

  Here is a list of the many options that are springing up all over for you to help Haiti: 1. Give through the United Way, donate at some local supermarkets or other private sector locations see here for more info at SociaLingua 2. ...

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• A Weak Hand Poorly Played

  20 December 2009 by Karin in Current Affairs [ no comments ]

  Here's a well written, balanced article by Kevin O'Brien Chang on the socio-economic situation we are now facing in Jamaica- a case of the chickens finally coming home to roost.... Read more at the Jamaica Gleaner

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• Gloomy Jamaica Unfixable Asks The Economist

  25 November 2009 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 3 comments ]

  We know that the picture is not altogether rosy in Jamaica and hasn't been for some time now...but surely all is not lost as this article seems to suggest especially when compared to many other countries. After all, unemployment in ...

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• One Island, Two Jamaicas and a Whole Heap of Difference

  11 October 2009 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 2 comments ]

  This is an interesting look at dancehall music and how it affects and reflects Jamaican society. According to the producers, "Jamaican society can be divided along class, language and culture lines. Its rich vs. poor, English vs. Patois and uptown vs. ...

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• Jamaica – A Grim Place to be Gay

  12 September 2009 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 4 comments ]

  ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanvan/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ) When are we Jamaicans going to stand up and say enough is enough and demand an end to the rampant homophobia staining our country?

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• Little Critters that Shine and the Falmouth Pier

  14 August 2009 by Karin in Current Affairs [ no comments ]

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshunter This is a must read blog post from Diana McCaulay that highlights extremely well the contentious conflict between economic development and environmental conservation in Jamaica. The government is about to start development of the Famouth Pier and this post discusses the ...

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• Sun, Sand and Savagery?

  12 May 2009 by Karin in Current Affairs [ 1 comment ]

  Photo by Peter Dean Rickards One journalist's look at the underbelly of Jamaica- a corrupted garden of Eden? Is it too late to save Jamaica from what many call the "Haitianization of Jamaica"? We welcome your thoughts. Read more at The Independent

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