By Leah Nelson Jamaican dancehall star Buju Banton was considered a musical prodigy in 1988 when, at age 15, he recorded what remains one of his best-known tracks, “Boom Bye Bye.” Even in the difficult-to-decipher Jamaican slang known as patois, its chorus evokes violence and dread: Boom bye bye / inna batty bwoy head / …
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While Maurice Tomlinson grapples with threats on his safety and security, the University of Technology’s (UTech) administration must assure that students are not denied a quality academic experience. UTech may very well have to hire an interim lecturer because the institution cannot guarantee Mr Tomlinson’s safety.
The story of Maurice Tomlinson, a lecturer at the University of Technology (UTech), reported by this newspaper yesterday, reverberates with the insensitivity of supposed students of the law and at the same time highlights the mediaeval attitude that still largely prevails in Jamaica towards gays. And having declared her principled position on the rights of …
