The Prime Minister Has Indeed Tried
On the fifth day of January this year, Andrew Holness, was in an emotional state before the media. Driven to tears, the Prime Minister, addressing the National Day of Prayer service, …
Oh, just because they can! – The idea of “Might is Right”
There was a time when corporal punishment was part and parcel of our Jamaican school system. It was, perhaps, a holdover from the old British colonial era. It was often abused …
Language – Beyond Words And Letters
What are letters? They are symbolic representations of various sounds. Each, in itself, carries no meaning past this representation of sound. In combination, however, they transport us to limitless possibilities, allowing …
Sometimes You Can Judge A Book By Its Cover
For over two and a half centuries while African-Americans were in the bonds of slavery, the white establishment subjected them to a Christian worldview that was justified by heavily redacted biblical …
An Elegy To Jimmy Moss-Solomon
In requiems for the repose of the souls of our dearly departed friends or relatives, the biblical adaptation quite often referenced is the questioning of death as a victory, or to …
We May Soon Get Our Own King
We don’t seem to be able to get rid of Queen Elizabeth but we may soon get our own King. Yup, for that’s probably where the new Accompong Maroon chief wants …
Politicians Facing More Than A PR Issue
As the Holness administration was set to be reshuffled with ministers removed, moved to new portfolios and new ones brought in, political analysts began to naturally make suggestions as to who …
Speed Trap!
January is always the most difficult time for speed figure nerds like me. The calculation of track variants and corrected times in order to produce accurate speed figures becomes even more …
Let Us Talk About Old John Brown In Light Of American Politics Today
From reading American history Mr. John Brown appears to have been the only white person who thought that the fight to free the Black man from the tyranny of white institutional …
The Measure Of The Man
James Sievright Moss-Solomon, Jimmy to us all, was my friend. Accordingly, this tribute is hopelessly biased. I first met Jimmy a few decades ago when I was made a mason. We …