Remembering Stephen “Shorty” Malcolm
In the rich and rhythmic tapestry of Jamaican sports history, certain names evoke animmediate wave of pride, nostalgia, and reverence. When fans and historians speak of thegolden era of the island’s …
Remembering Stephen “Shorty” Malcolm
In the rich and rhythmic tapestry of Jamaican sports history, certain names evoke animmediate wave of pride, nostalgia, and reverence. When fans and historians speak of thegolden era of the island’s …
From historical grievance to magnificent British atonement
There is a psychological dimension to the reparations debate that deserves much greater attention. It is possible to believe passionately in justice for the Caribbean and, at the same time, to …
‘I and I build the cabin’- 192 years of landlessness and the unfinished emancipation of Jamaica
I and I build the cabin,I and I plant the corn,Didn’t my people before meSlave for this country,Now you look me with a scorn,Then you eat up all my corn. Those …
The illusion of fighting for one’s country
“We Stand Tired And Tested Our Hearts Resurrected One Truth This Is What We Live And Die For We Fight With Conviction No Time For Excuses One Life It’s Our Only …
The Jamaica Constitution – what do you know?
“In questions of power, let no more be said of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” Jamaica became an independent nation among …
It is amazing how appealing evil still is in the 21st century
The title for this opinion piece came out of a discussion with my brother. It was he who had posited the idea from what he had obtained from another source. The …
Our Journey from Africa to Jamaica
Many years ago, I was watching a documentary showing tourists on their visit to Ghana. They were all standing at the famous port from which large numbers of captured Africans were …
Equality, Equity. Justice and Community building
The above image by “@restoringracialjustice” explains the difference between reality, equality, equity and justice. In communities around the world, these are trying times affected by local, national and global crises. Violence, …
“Out of many,one people” – actual or aspirational in respect to Asian Jamaicans?
There were moments in my youth and in my early adult life when I heard it said that the problem in Jamaica was never about racism but one that was, more …
A twisted nightmare about checks and balances
“We are such stuffAs dreams are made on,and our little life is rounded with a sleep” William Shakespeare (The Tempest) I sometimes wonder not only about the mechanics but also about …