Tallawah, Keeping Mento Alive
Mento is one of Jamaica’s oldest music genres and still remains popular, thanks to small bands like the Florida based Tallawah Mento Band. Tallawah leader Colin Smith is a successful businessman, …
Beware Of The Sleeping Giant — A Word To The Incoming Trump Administration
“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” –Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (After the attack on Pearl Harbour) Presidential and …
Kenya: Beautiful Country, Lovely People, Great Wildlife
Before 2020, I had never really had any interest in visiting Kenya. For, it wasn’t one of the African countries from which slaves were kidnapped and brought to Jamaica. So it …
Our Own Black Hill Volcano, Portland
Once again, La Soufriere has disrupted the lives of so many people in St. Vincent, where the economic fallout of COVID-19 has already been taking such a toll that just last …
Reflections On Religion
I hate religion. Every time I say that I get lots of glares, then someone accuses me of being an atheist! Atheist? Good God, in my book it takes a great …
The Case For Republicanism
Jamaica used to be the most independent and progressive of what was known as the West Indies, but on the issue of becoming masters or mistresses of our own destiny, we …
Losing The Battle Against Covid-19
It is clear that the run-away incidence of Covid 19 in Jamaica is grave but anyone could have told the authorities that if they failed to enforce regulations to keep the population safe, …
Enforcement and Corruption
I don’t mind if you consider me a prophetess of doom, but for decades I have been warning that corruption is going to be the death of our beautiful little country. …
Welcome 2021
2020 has been such a stressful year that I appreciate those who tried to make light of it with witty maxims. My personal favourite is “I did not enjoy 2020 so …
Character Matters
I don’t know who coined the phrase ‘character matters,’ but apparently, while conventional people may think it should, clearly to a very large percentage of American voters, it doesn’t. I was really …
The Task Ahead
For those who think things are bad now in Jamaica now, in my book, the real tragedy lies ahead when the lack of foreign exchange earnings start to be felt. …