No such thing as delicate diplomacy in recounting the history of racism
It was Sir Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister during the World War II era, who said: “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. If he …
It was Sir Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister during the World War II era, who said: “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. If he …
The saying on the streets is that blood money runs the country. That view is so popular that it became the title of a hit song. The Jamaican economy has been …
The Jamaican middle class remains its worst enemy, and the more one looks at it, the more one realises that nothing positive will come from it. That the middle class has …
“Without courage all other virtues lose their meaning.” Sir Winston Churchill There was an unexpected scandal in the Senate last night. The scandal was not that the Government did not get …
The announcement by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) that it has increased interest rates in an effort to control inflation has raised eyebrows and initiated discussion among the public who are …
The need, the will, and the ability to understand are embedded in human DNA. Indeed, it is the distinguishing quality of humanness. Many people, though, would wish that understanding be reduced …
China has an agenda, I think China has an agenda, beware of the Chinese agenda. These phrases and others like it are uttered by persons who are wary of interacting with …
It is told, in what is probably an apocryphal tale, that Pompeii Magnus of the Triumvirate in a fit of rage exclaimed but “Sulla did it”. This was in reference to …
Say a prayer for the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF). The federation has been a continuous national scapegoat for an increasingly expensive national programme. To quote a former president, we are “A …
When Chris Armond and I were students at iconic Campion College our teachers were mostly excellent. One standout exception was a Geography teacher who we nicknamed “Ratty” due to the shape …