Category: Social Issues
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Men Can Get Breast Cancer too
by Levi (Destiny) Johnson | October 30, 2021 Male Breast Cancer: The Unheard Males, females, and intersex people have breasts. Though for men and some intersex persons, these breasts are commonly referred to as “pecs”. It is important to highlight the definition of “intersex”. Intersex is a general term used for situations, where a person…
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When Many Became One
By Levi (Destiny) Johnson | October 25, 2021 How community togetherness and the power of social media helped bring two missing girls home Over the course of the week Bath, St. Thomas has been in the spotlight for more reasons than one. The unfortunate tale of the kidnappings of Phylisa Prussia (age 9) and Winshae…
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Make Jamaica’s Sex Offender Registry Public.
by Kayla Francis | October 21, 2021 Make Jamaica’s Sex Offender Registry public: Addressing the current state of the Sex Offender Registry and the need for it to be accessible to the public Jamaica’s Sex Offender Registry, managed by the Commissioner of Corrections, was established in July 2014. Once convictions are recorded by the Supreme…
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Catcalling Culture in Jamaica
by Kayla Francis | October 11, 2021 A deep dive into Street Harassment, and its connection to gender-based violence. What’s so bad about Catcalling? While most catcalling men would argue that their comments are purely complimentary and should not be considered a big deal, this type of street harassment in itself, more often than not,…