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 …
On the 7th February, I posted a blog entitled ‘The Thieving British” (which was subsequently carried in Public Opinion). In the article, I expressed shock at the story on BBC which exposed Britain’s audacity in loaning treasures …
Everybody in the world has an opinion about something or the other. But every opinion is as a nail, a common hardware item, which, without an external force applied to the …
I did an immediate double take on hearing this news headline on BBC; “UK to loan back Ghana’s looted ‘crown jewels’”. Thinking I had misheard, I made sure not to be …
This Gleaner story of January 18, 2024, under the headline; “Football dream fading, Second denial of US visa puts Munro graduate’s scholarship goal in jeopardy,” only caught my attention because it involved my …
Having considered the declaration made by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 96 (I) dated 11 December 1946 that genocide is a crime under international law, …
What does the Christian Bible reveal about God’s attitude towards the institution of slavery? In the process of biblical interpretation, it is always the intent of sincere, competent exegetes to cognize …
On the night before his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. uttered the following words from a speech that he made to …
There has been much talk in the news lately about the threat posed to established or recognized democracies around the world. The nemeses of democratic principles and practices have often been …
Caveat. Your columnist is not a trained economist. There are significant numbers of the private sector in Jamaica, of which your columnist is a member, who have complained of a shortage …
“These six things doth the LORD hate: Yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, …
