Religious Faith and the COVID-19 Vaccine

Religious Faith and the COVID-19 Vaccine

We explore how the faiths of two religious or spiritual philosophies intersect with the medical communities’ recommendations to take the COVID-19 vaccine. What role should or can religious institutions play in promoting the use of vaccines? Is the Rastafarian...
Attorney Demands Probe into Lock Cutting Claims

Attorney Demands Probe into Lock Cutting Claims

The attorney for the aggrieved woman, Isat Buchanan, is imploring the Police Commissioner to launch an investigation into the claims by his client, as it is not the first human rights breach by the authorities against the Rastafari community.  Several stakeholder...
Rastafarian Woman Allegedly Trimmed in Custody

Rastafarian Woman Allegedly Trimmed in Custody

Rastafarian woman allegedly trimmed while in police custody, her family is demanding justice for the treatment she endured. As Jamaica celebrates emancipation from colonial slavery, a family is demanding fair treatment and justice for the horrors endured by a...