The nightmare of healthcare in Jamaica
From I was a youngster in high school, I found it strange that under our approach to education, knowledge of the human body was treated as an optional subject rather than …
‘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 …
US aggression against Cuba – a sign of a sick region
Jamaican culture is under threat, and if we are being honest, has been under threat of extinction. Our culture, one of community, music and art rooted in Africa, food, and everything …
Apartheid America
One of the most cruel apartheid countries in the world is about to celebrate 250 years of independence from Britain (the grandfather of apartheid) on July 4, 2026. The irony is …
Underprepared for the hurricane season
We are two weeks away from the beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane season, and the country remains woefully underprepared. Despite being hit by two major storms in two years (Melissa and …
Decolonizing the mind for future innovations
(Presentation made to Church Teacher’s College) Decolonizing the mind What is decolonizing? In a nutshell larger than a peanut, it is the process by which foreign colonies of imperial nations which …
Community Building
“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.” A statement from Bahá’u’lláh the prophet founder of the Bahá’i faith should be the prerequisite principle to guide any discussion about building …
Thinking of the Women Life Freedom Movement
It is interesting how a truth, like a baby, sometimes requires aging to reach its optimum effect – to become universal. My wife is Persian (Iranian) so we have been following …
Traffic jams solution
On Friday, the 17th of April, Kingston experienced rain. It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary; it seemed to be a simple shower lasting about 2 hours from 2 pm to …
Time (again) to take Regional Integration seriously
I am a Jamaican born Caribbean man…have always been. Two of my brothers were born in Barbados, so I had little choice. I have often said that I was so grateful …
Iranians Persecuted
Millions of Iranians pray for a regime change. They long for meaningful reform in their country. The current conflict involving Israel and the United States has renewed hopes for greater justice …