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Is the Jamaican consumer’s “beacon of hope” truly impartial?
Last year, I came to the ineluctable conclusion that the taxpayer-funded Consumer Affairs Commission of Jamaica (CAC) is truly useless in...
Amanda Quest
Feb 124 min read


Conceptualizing GIs as a pathway to sustainable development in Jamaica
*Image credit: World Intellectual Property Organisation In recent times, the synergistic connections between Geographical Indications (GIs) and sustainable development have become a focal point of discussions around the global developmental agenda. Indeed, this is to be expected in an era where intellectual property (IP) is increasingly becoming recognised as the “oil of the 21st century” . As such, there has been a proliferation of studies exploring (both directly and indire
Amanda Quest
5 days ago8 min read


The Caribbean must prioritise transparent accountability in policing
*Image credit: SoundThinking. On September 29, 2025, a Guyanese newspaper reported that “starting today, all law enforcement officers...
Amanda Quest
Oct 62 min read


Spotlighting Female Genital Mutilation: An Insidious International Human Rights Crisis
*Image credit: The Desert Flower Foundation The practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is one of the most egregious manifestations...
Amanda Quest
Aug 266 min read


Time to take playing seriously
*Image credit: UNICEF. International Day of Play (“IDP”) passed on June 11, 2025, to very little fanfare. However, this relative...
Amanda Quest
Jun 222 min read


Pioneering Leadership on AI Governance in the Commonwealth Caribbean: Lessons from Trinidad and Tobago
*Image credit: World Bank Blogs (2025) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly establishing itself as the centrepiece of the Fourth...
Amanda Quest
May 263 min read
Reparations must come with responsibility and reform
Dear Editor, Reparative justice for the transatlantic slave trade and the centuries of oppression, exploitation, and violence it has...
Amanda Quest
May 172 min read
Human Rights, AI Ethics and the Rule of Law must be central to regulating FRTs
The JCF’s stated intention to roll out facial recognition technologies (FRTs) reflects a desire to modernize policing efforts. While...
Amanda Quest
May 32 min read
Laws criminalizing abortion undermine women’s right to a dignified life
In many Commonwealth Caribbean countries, the state dictates when and in what circumstances a woman can have an abortion, if at all. To...
Amanda Quest
Apr 153 min read
UX Design: Bridging the Access to Justice gap for self-represented litigants
UX Design, as a subset of User-Centred Design (UCD), seeks to meaningfully enhance a user’s interactive experience with a product,...
Amanda Quest
Apr 92 min read


Infrastructural development for Indigenous communities must honor tradition
Indigenous peoples across the Caribbean face several challenges in post-colonial societies that cling to a violent colonial past founded...
Amanda Quest
Apr 32 min read


The Rule of Law and AI Ethics: A dynamic, rights-based framework for regulating Facial Recognition Technologies
*Image credit: The National Judicial College While AI systems have proven beneficial to humankind in several ways, their deployment has...
Amanda Quest
Mar 304 min read
Where is Jamaica’s commitment to tackling elder abuse?
Just last week, I found myself watching intently as a spoilt, entitled man-child harassed his elderly mother for money to feed his...
Amanda Quest
Mar 184 min read
Much to do about Consumer Rights Protection in Jamaica: An open letter to the Consumer Affairs Commission of Jamaica
Dear Consumer Affairs Commission of Jamaica, I write as a deeply concerned Jamaican consumer to express my sheer dissatisfaction with...
Amanda Quest
Feb 54 min read
Much to do about Consumer (Rights) Protection in Jamaica: An open letter to Adam Stewart
Mr. Stewart, I am writing to express my sheer disgust with the handling of an ongoing issue by ATL Automotive/Autobahn Limited (“ATL”)....
Amanda Quest
Dec 30, 20245 min read
(Re)Imagining Access to Justice Through UX Design (Part 2)
Whilst access to justice has been recognized as a fundamental right, its realization in practice has often been undermined by resource,...
Amanda Quest
Nov 22, 20245 min read
Letter to the Editor: AI Ethicism will become even more valuable for Jamaica and the Caribbean
AI Ethicism will become even more valuable for Jamaica and the Caribbean. This is but one realization I came to earlier this month as I...
Amanda Quest
Nov 19, 20242 min read


(Re)Imagining Access to Justice through UX Design (Part 1)
*Image Credit: International Commission of Jurists (2024). With the rapid pace of technological advancements in the 21st century, it is...
Amanda Quest
Oct 21, 20244 min read
Letter to the Editor: Still further development of the law in the area of consumer rights protection urgently needed
On September 19, 2024, the Jamaica Gleaner reported that the Supreme Court of Jamaica had ruled against automotive juggernaut ATL...
Amanda Quest
Oct 12, 20243 min read


Tackling the misuse of Deepfakes in Jamaica
*Image Credit: WIRED. With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have increased in...
Amanda Quest
Aug 19, 20245 min read
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