Jamaican Creole - More than mistress (linguistic side gyal) material
Frankly, it seems like Jamaican Creole is what I will call the linguistic 'side gyal' while English is 'wife material'. The…
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What Koffee's Grammy win teaches us about rejection
But who can really deny that Koffee is as addictive as her namesake, leaving even toddlers belting, "Toast! We nuh rise an boast!"…
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Crisis Communication Study: Iran catching up with jetliner crash
After three days of denial, the Iranian government and military eventually disclosed that they mistook the…
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Reduce inequality to create opportunity
Inequality of opportunity. Inequality across generations. Inequality between women and men. And, of course, inequality of income and wealth…
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EDITORIAL: Old Harbour must avoid the pitfalls of other towns
After all this locale, like many places in Jamaica, was once a thriving community for the Tainos before the arrival of Columbus and his…
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End legislative inertia and judicial activism around buggery
A consequence of repealing the buggery laws in these countries will be that the homosexual union will be regarded as being equivalent to the…
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The World Economy: Synchronized slowdown, precarious outlook
In the October World Economic Outlook, we are projecting a modest improvement in global growth to 3.4 percent in 2020, another downward…
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Global banks may grow more vulnerable to a dollar disruption
What happens if non-US banks suddenly find themselves short of dollars? That was the case during the global financial crisis of 2007-2008,…
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From stablecoins to central bank digital currencies
Our last blog introduced stablecoins—cryptographic tokens that can be easily exchanged, benefitting from minimal price volatility…
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The economics of data
What do all these valuable economic activities have in common, despite taking place on different continents and in different sectors of the…
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It is one PNP that will rise united
Congratulations are in order for Comrade Peter Bunting and the Rise United Team for an excellent showing in the outcome and for assisting to…
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Corruption and your money
Equally damaging is the way it corrodes the government’s ability to help grow the economy in a way that benefits all citizens.
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Communication failure at corruption watchdog
The communication shortcomings are being playing out because the commission has been forced to respond to…
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Fintech, fiber-optics, and financial inclusion
In 2010, most economies that were not connected to the modern, cabled internet could be found in the Pacific. However, this is no longer the…
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Bunting vs Phillips: A risky contest
Similar dynamics are at play whether the internal contest occurs within the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom (UK); or between…
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