Why can’t we stop the violence?

July 28th, 2011

The recent news reports almost seem like scenes taken from a horror movie.    Is Jamaica the only country struggling with senseless violence? No, of course not, in Norway a lone gunman killed 93 people in one day. There is one startling difference though; we depend on our image of sea, sand and sun to attract tourists. We often [...]

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Beggars – A cry for help or A threat to society?

March 11th, 2011

We have all seen them at one point or another as they stand at the bus stops and at the traffic lights.  As they stand with their hands outstretched, they utter their plea, “Leave someting with me nuh”. It seems to me that their ranks have increased in recent years as the economic situation has worsened. Many [...]

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