Main content

Kingston

The cannabis industry, reparations for slavery, crime - the big issues debated in Jamaica.

The cannabis industry, reparations for slavery, how to tackle the fourth highest murder rate in the world: World Questions is in Jamaica to debate the big issues of a country which despite its problems has a host of successes in fields as diverse as academia, athletics, literature and reggae music.

Chairing the debate in the capital, Kingston, is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Jonny Dymond. His panel of guests are: Kamina Johnson Smith, the Foreign Secretary; Peter Bunting, the opposition MP and former Minister of National Security; Lorna Goodison, Poet Laureate; Alvin Wint, emeritus professor of International Business at the University of the West Indies

Producer: Charlie Taylor

(Photo A fruit and vegetable seller sitting at her stall. Credit: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½)

Available now

53 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Jan 2019 12:06GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 Jan 2019 19:06GMT
  • Sat 19 Jan 2019 20:06GMT
  • Sun 20 Jan 2019 12:06GMT