The Family in Cuba
Would you believe I now know more relatives from my father’s side in Cuba than in Jamaica, although that side of my family was born right here! Maydolys, (Back) Hector Ian Casrlos (Front) A few years ago …
No foreign intervention will solve the Haitian problem
The Haitian revolution and subsequent independence were the fulfilment of what was then a new ideology — liberalism. Slavery was abolished and black men and women were viewed as the equals …
Here We Go Again?
For in excess of 40 years, Jamaica has been knocking around with the troubling issue of whether we should sever relations with the British Monarch as our head of state. For …
It’s Christmas
I don’t normally go to church, unless it’s Christmas or if a very special person passes. Then I go to be with their family. This is not because I am an atheist, but because …
Age of Consent
According to a Gleaner report on December 6, 2022, “During the sitting of the Senate last Friday, Opposition Senator Damion Crawford called for the age of consent to be raised from …
I Hate Socialism!
It is almost impossible to turn on television these days and not hear some shrill accusation about some politician being a socialist. Of course, these charges are being widely thrown at …
King Charles 111, Yuck!
Over the years and much to the disgust of many of my fellow Jamaicans, I have never hidden my distaste for my country holding on to a member of the British …
Migration
National Hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey summarized our long-established practice when he said; “Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself.” After slavery was abolished, our ancestors, who had been forcibly uprooted …
Blame The Victims Yes!
There is a highly developed strategy which was initiated and perfected by the police decades ago, to take pressure off them fornon-performance. It has been so successful that I see it is …
Politics
There are two popular concepts that come to mind, whenever I think of Jamaican politics. They are; you scratch my back and I will scratch yours and the other is honour among thieves. While …
So Much More To Jamaica Than Crime And Violence
I remember how surprised I was some years ago, listening to someone from Grace Kennedy Ltd in a radio interview saying there were kids in Rae Town, which is near their Harbour …