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 …
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 …
Oh, for normalcy in the USA! – My reading journal
“There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.” — Frank Serafini. I am an avid reader. …
JFF has to answer
I am in love with football. I have been, ever since I was a kid. I am also in love with the Reggae Boyz. Have been, ever since I was a …
Jamaica: Land of wood and water or hood and laughter
Despite national statistics, the crime and corruption situation in Jamaica is at an all-time high. To be sure, we have always had criminals and corrupt people walking the corridors of power …
The Russian roulette of travelling out of and into the USA
The term Russian roulette is the practice of loading a bullet into one chamber of a revolver, spinning the cylinder, and then pulling the trigger while pointing the gun at one’s …
To prevent athletes from switching allegiance
Jamaicans are enamoured with sports. Be it football, cricket, or netball, on any given day you will find Jamaicans engaging in these activities, even sports which you would think that we …
Eye movements and reading
Current reading practices operate on the belief that the eyes play a pivotal role in picking up information that is essential for reading. So central is this belief that whole programmes …