Vaccine Apartheid
On 16 December 2021 my wife and I attended at a vaccination centre and got our booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. It was a smooth, seamless process. This simple but …
World Crisis
Repeatedly what I encountered on a long trip to South America, the coast of Africa, Morrocco and Spain reinforced the fact that nowhere in the world is exempt from the concern …
If We’re To Limit Crime And Increase Investment…
Crime…. Part of Jamaica’s balanced breakfast. Alongside corruption and craziness, it forms the Holy Trinity of issues that plague Jamaican society. Since the dawn of man, crime has existed in some …
Maligning Jamaican Mothers
No child can be born without the input of a male, but too many Jamaican men are being allowed to get away without providing any financial support for the children they …
After COP26…
The buzz word of worldwide news seems to be related to the global conference of the United Nations COP26, currently being held in Glasgow, Scotland. It has been an extended and …
Gross Religious Rituals
By Joan Williams With the recent events surrounding the life and death of Kevin Smith, discussions regarding strange religious practices, cults and cultism have taken centre stage. For those who have been living …
A New National Awards Committee? But How New?
Olive Nelson When the national honour awardees virtually assemble to collect their awards on National Heroes day, this year, the previously proposed recipient Merrick ‘Al’ Miller will happily not be among …
Let The People March And Blow Off Steam
“When Johnny comes marching home” was a popular marching song in the American Civil War (1861-65) used mainly by the Confederate army which seemed to use singing as a motivation on …
A World In Turmoil
In my last article entitled “Where is the ship?” I focused on natural disasters that affect Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean, and the similar dangers in Central America and …
Where Is The Ship?
In horseracing there are escalating forms of placing wagers and the basics are fairly simple. There is place; win; and quinelas (first and second). After that the bets become more complex …
Independence, Really?
Thanks to the performance of the Jamaican women’s 4×100 metre team on Independence Day Friday, 6th August 2021, we really had something exceptional to celebrate. These ladies — Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann …