On The Ledge – A Country In Crisis
There he stood, arms outstretched off to his sides, forming the letter T with his torso. As he swayed slightly in the gusty breeze he gazed downwards — his eyes bloodshot, …
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 …
Unity And the “Intelligence” Factor
It would appear that the universe, in all its diversity is providing us with a wakeup call – one that offers the choice to embrace a higher level of unity or …
We Have A Breathing Problem
Indigenous Jamaican language is nothing if not brilliantly colourful and descriptive. I’m sure many of us have come across someone temporarily (hopefully) short of breath who gasps “Mi cyan breed.” Well, …
Argument Done!
The past few years have seen, across the world, a slow and steady increase in the cry of China being labelled as either imperialist, colonialist, engaging in a debt trap or …
Governor General Allen
Since independence in 1962, Jamaica has had eight Governors General — seven locals and one British. These are the people who represent the British Monarchy which we, inexplicably, unlike some other of the …
Stand Up For Your Rights?
In the eyes of many foreigners, the people of Jamaica are often portrayed as easy-going, relaxed individuals who tend to go with the flow, and just sit back and enjoy the …
Slavery In The US
It is common for us to assume that all the descendants of the African slave trade have the same history. However, I have only recently started to learn that as bad …
Jamaica, The Summit Of The Americas And Our Non-Independence
The Americas faces many situations — climate change, drug trafficking, violence, poverty, threats to workers’ rights, threats to indigenous rights, femicide, and the list goes on. Many of these issues were, …
Shakespeare’s “Othello“ And Racism As We Now Know It
“For she had eyes and chose me.” – from Othello, by William Shakespeare My English Literature teachers would be proud, if they could see me now. After having abided the rigors …
Will The Real Victims Stand Up Please!
“Sometimes in our story we are the victim, sometimes the martyr and sometimes the villain.” Jenny C. Bell, In the Cave of my Heart: Poems Whites, Afro-Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Latino …