Not an Easy Road for Buju (an Op-Ed by staff)
Some weeks ago, Grammy winning, reggae/dancehall artiste, Mr. Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie applied to The Department of Co-operatives and Friendly Societies (DCFS) to set up a charitable Foundation in his name, and of which he would be the Chairman. Buju’s request was denied as he was not deemed by the […]
The Jamaican Diaspora: Building an Op Framework
The movement of people across borders is not new. It is an issue that has been with us from time immemorial. In the case of Jamaica the majority of its people were initially forced labourers. Slaves who were carried across the high seas by Europeans who were interested in exploiting […]
The Jamaican Diaspora and Canada
Canada is an important source of remittances. Although there re no available data regarding the flows, there is no doubt that the six Jamaican collective remittance companies operating in Canada constitute an important financial link with the island. But despite the existing commercial links between the Diaspora in Canada and […]
Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals
An estimated 1.2 billion people (one sixth of the world’s population) live in extreme poverty in developing countries and more than 850 million are undernourished. Another 1 billion live on less than US$1 dollar a day. This is an affront to humanity and must be faced head on if all […]