I spotted a student reading a newspaper yesterday 😳😳amazing

One of the assignments for the Media Ethics and Legal Issues class I am co-teaching was to do a presentation on a legal scenario a journalist or citizen might face. This group went an extra step and wrote a dub poetry piece about journalism. It is amazing. Journalism needs some cheers right about now.

Juleus Ghunta is a local author who has just completed his Master’s degree. He has also written a lovely children’s book called Tata and the Big Bad Bull. We read it the other night, and it received the highest compliment from my daughter: “Mummy, what happens next?” she said as we were reading and turning the page. It is a tale of courage and ingenuity and I highly recommend it.

Abortion is illegal in Jamaica. An MP has tabled a bill to decriminalize it. I wrote about it for Thomson Reuters. Read it here.