Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti, in a 2008 publication titled Yes Means Yes!, proposed a number of arguments to reinforce the idea that when women and girls come to truly understand their need to be empowered in order to define and control their sexual power, we women of the global village will be on a path to experience a world without rape.
Jamaica is on the brink of an unprecedented disaster. We are at the very edge of the precipice. If urgent action is not taken, we will tumble into the ravine with disastrous results.
Somewhere in the mix of discussions concerning the prevailing economic turbulence and the proposed International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement, the most fundamental problem has been overlooked. The balance of payment accounts set out the chronic deficit which occurs year after year, as expenditure of foreign exchange exceeds receipts.
Once more, National Heroes Day is upon us, and with the parades and official statements, the dignitaries dust off the sepulchres and polish the monuments of the seven people whom we call heroes and heroine.
The Government is seeking to encourage overseas companies to establish their head offices in Jamaica through a bill that exempts officers and employees of such companies from the payment of income tax.
When the two morning dailies manage to deliver the same lead story on the same day, something big must be going on. 'Students' loan crisis,' The Gleaner announced on Thursday, October 4. 'Cash crunch hits SLB', the Observer reported more colourfully.
The religious fervour with which veteran and rookie parliamentarians alike have rushed to categorise themselves education-conscious Constituency Development Fund (CDF) spenders would be hilarious, were it not so pathetic.
As the first country to impose economic sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa, Jamaica maintains an interest in contemporary South African affairs.
When doctors examine symptoms and diagnose medical problems, the patient does not typically attack them. And if the mechanic says that the reason the car is overheating and that there is knocking in the engine is because the oil needs changing, you don't second-guess him often.
Fortunately or unfortunately, I teach at an educational institution that is labelled a high-performance school. Usually, when someone asks me where I teach, I have come to expect the gasps with the accompanying, "oh, rich school", and "bright students". Conversely, I have heard, even at the university level, that teachers do not teach at these schools.
Tax incentives to attract foreign investments have persisted for more than 50 years in Jamaica, without an adequate assessment of their benefits to the economy. In the absence of such analysis, the Government continues to hope for benefits with a new bill that will exempt non-residents of Jamaica who perform prescribed operations here from the payment of income tax.
What should a government do when it has little money to do anything, as has been the situation with the Government of Jamaica through most of the 50-year period of 'Independence'?
Perhaps the highest value of a rounded education is the ability to critically unmask assumptions and presuppositions commonly accepted as natural, commonsensical, unquestioned. It is the ability to grasp what others miss, to make connections between ideas, and to surgically analyse issues.
If you think any religious bigot, human-rights activist, children's advocate, or Ministry of Education official is going to get an apology from me for saying that the administration of Cornwall College punked out, you have me mistaken for the tailors who cut cloth.
As everybody knows, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now here at the country's request to negotiate a new loan agreement after the P.J. Patterson administration told the Fund ta-ta in 1995.
The Olympics are now over, and the performance of Jamaica's athletes was tremendous. They brought glory to the nation once again. We must acknowledge that our athletes made it to the Olympics because of their work ethic and dedication. We must commend all of them for that - even those who did not live up to our high expectations.
The Islamic fanatics and extremists who murdered the United States ambassador to Libya as well as other embassy officials, and who carried out violent protests in several Arab countries recently, are not the only enemies of free speech in our world.
So, Jesus might've been 'married' or, at least, might've had a 'wife'. OMG! What a religious disaster! Can you imagine? This facilitates all sorts of blasphemy by irreverent mortals like me.
