The illusion of fighting for one’s country
“We Stand Tired And Tested Our Hearts Resurrected One Truth This Is What We Live And Die For We Fight With Conviction No Time For Excuses One Life It’s Our Only …
The illusion of fighting for one’s country
“We Stand Tired And Tested Our Hearts Resurrected One Truth This Is What We Live And Die For We Fight With Conviction No Time For Excuses One Life It’s Our Only …
Understanding Truth
Grasping the truth is more complex than most people will acknowledge. What we accept as truth is shaped not only by what we can observe and measure, but also by the …
Flora and Fauna from Africa to Jamaica
Flora and Fauna from Africa were first brought to Jamaica by the Spaniard Diego, son of Christopher Columbus, through enslavement of Africans and continued by the British from the 1650s until …
The Jamaica Constitution – what do you know?
“In questions of power, let no more be said of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” Jamaica became an independent nation among …
PNP pain
We are almost a year out since the general election, which saw the JLP’s mammoth seat count become a slim one. The election saw the PNP whittle down the JLP’s seat …
Lessons from the Heart
I am weak and need the strength of a greater force, a force that causes me to reflect on what makes me happy, peaceful and content. I need a force that …
It is amazing how appealing evil still is in the 21st century
The title for this opinion piece came out of a discussion with my brother. It was he who had posited the idea from what he had obtained from another source. The …
It’s a crying shame
I have always had a special love for the town of Black River, as growing up in deep rural St. Elizabeth, Black River was the closest place we could experience anything close to …
The West Indies Federation – revisiting the crash site
I have been among some social commentators who have been advocating for stronger regional ties among our English-speaking Caribbean nations. This appeal was stirred up, in large measure, by the flexing …
To the political cynics – you cannot have your cake and eat it
The idiom “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” means that a person cannot simultaneously possess an item and consume it. Metaphorically speaking, it means that a person cannot enjoy the …