Land reform must follow Hurricane Melissa
In 1838, slavery was abolished in the British West Indies. It was the end of an over 300-year policy, practice, and business of enslaving Africans to work on the sugar plantations on …
Land reform must follow Hurricane Melissa
In 1838, slavery was abolished in the British West Indies. It was the end of an over 300-year policy, practice, and business of enslaving Africans to work on the sugar plantations on …
The warning written in water – Part 1
Melissa is not some ‘Mali Gripe an’ Fluxxy Complaint,’ In Jamaican folk speech, few expressions separate the trifling from the tragic as clearly as the phrase “Mali gripe an’ fluxxy complaint.” …
War drums in a zone of peace
The drums of war are beating in the Caribbean, and they are getting louder and louder. The United States has set its sights firmly on Venezuela, using the lie that Venezuela …
Time (again) for serious regional integration
I am a Jamaican-born Caribbean man. Have always been. Two of my brothers were born in Barbados, so I had little choice. I’ve often said that I was so grateful to …
A democratic re-set is needed
With the general election over, the news and the public in general have eased off the political discussions. We no longer have op-eds, letters to the editors, and callers on talk …
Stand against US anti-Venezuela action
Over the past month, the United States has ratcheted up its campaign against Venezuela and its ruling PSUV. Following the increase in the bounty offered by the US for the arrest …
Jamaica Election Day 2025 in Retrospect
Jamaica’s general election for 2025 has come and it has gone. When I look back to the elections of the 1970s, of the 1980s and of the 1990s, I have to …
Happy Birthday Marcus
The legacy of Marcus Garvey has been intense and long-lasting, Taking a people who had recently come out of slavery 2 generations ago in the most extreme case and one generation …
World Order Appears to be coming apart, but this is a time of Great Hope
This is an angry and frustrated world we live in today. Can you feel it as you move about your day, or watch the news and social media stories? Evidence of …
As the political silly season intensifies…
As the political silly season reaches its heights, polls show that the JLP and PNP are virtually neck and neck among the voting public. With the PNP having held a 9-point …