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 …
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 …
Juneteenth
I was recently at a Yoga class in Florida when out of the blue, the instructor, who is a white lady who appears to be in her early 70s, stopped mid-sentence her regular …
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 …
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 …
Mass Shootings Will Continue Until US Addresses The Corrupt System Of Lobbying…
I find most members of the Republican Party in the USA (aka conservatives) very dangerous indeed. For if their philosophy is to be believed, when young children who are raped or have been …
KSAMC Is A disgrace
Every time I see a headline like the one below, I seethe at how corrupt that organization once known as KSAC, but now called KSAMC, is. The headline in the Gleaner of …
Ukraine Is Different!
“When elephants fight it is the grass that gets trampled.” — African proverb. There has never been a truer word, and lest we are inclined to forget, the recent events in Ukraine …
A Welcome Apology
Easter 2022 brought what I consider a most welcome announcement in Jamaica, one which will improve on how we discuss one very important aspect of our history and heritage from now on. …
New York’s Best Kept Secret
By Joan Williams According to Wikipedia, “New York City is the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, significantly influencing commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports, and …