CARICOM Must Decide On Haiti
In recent weeks CARICOM held a summit at which the regional body once again expressed concern over the situation in Haiti. This concern has been longstanding as issues in Haiti invariably …
No foreign intervention will solve the Haitian problem
The Haitian revolution and subsequent independence were the fulfilment of what was then a new ideology — liberalism. Slavery was abolished and black men and women were viewed as the equals …
King Charles 111, Yuck!
Over the years and much to the disgust of many of my fellow Jamaicans, I have never hidden my distaste for my country holding on to a member of the British …
Taboos – Opening The Box
For at least two hundred years, among the rules of society was that polite conversation should avoid the topics of politics and religion and restrict one’s remarks to the weather or …
No Love For The Environment –
The current Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Administration has, over the past few years, talked a big game as it relates to the environment. The Government congratulates itself on the boundaries of …
Chadwick Boseman: It Was Not All About Money
Have you ever heard someone say, in objection to a particular task or responsibility, “You could never pay me enough to do that job”? Well, I have. And, not only have …
Marcus Garvey – A Lesson In Courage
Marcus Garvey a lesson in courage By Valerie C. Dixon I consider myself to be extremely fortunate to have been chosen as the person who would receive the press kit that …
Marcus Garvey And Women On His Mission Of Pan-African Activism
“A people without the knowledge of their past, history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” — Marcus Garvey. The contribution of Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey to the …
Reflections – The Marcus Garvey In Schools (MGIS) Initiative
Although the remains of The Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jamaica’s first National Hero, were brought back home in 1964, the talk of teaching the philosophy and opinions of Mr. Garvey, …
Blame The Victims Yes!
There is a highly developed strategy which was initiated and perfected by the police decades ago, to take pressure off them fornon-performance. It has been so successful that I see it is …
Politics
There are two popular concepts that come to mind, whenever I think of Jamaican politics. They are; you scratch my back and I will scratch yours and the other is honour among thieves. While …