I am a Jamaican-born Caribbean man. Have always been. Two of my brothers were born in Barbados, so I had little choice. I’ve often said that I was so grateful to …
I find most members of the Republican Party in the USA (aka conservatives) very dangerous indeed. For if their philosophy is to be believed, when young children who are raped or have been …
Lamentation? I don’t know. Another shooting. Another massacre. Children mostly. And we take it in stride, as we always do. We move on, not because we want to, but because we …
The past few weeks saw the island being rocked by industrial disputes. In one week we saw National Water Commission (NWC) workers go on strike, air traffic controllers strike, civil servants …
This morning I was busy choosing paint colours for our new house. In the course of this process I began to be aware of the emotions and values I felt while …
Every time I see a headline like the one below, I seethe at how corrupt that organization once known as KSAC, but now called KSAMC, is. The headline in the Gleaner of …
Public outcry has grown in recent months about unplanned, unregulated building developments across the Kingston Metropolitan Area. The face of the city’s suburbs is changing rapidly as single-family houses are being …
Recently Jamaica went through its now annual public outcry as children were turned back from school due to the length of their hair or other hairstyles. After the children were barred …
“When elephants fight it is the grass that gets trampled.” — African proverb. There has never been a truer word, and lest we are inclined to forget, the recent events in Ukraine …
It’s here! Marcus Garvey to be taught as part of curriculum starting with basic schools across Jamaica has always been a point of discussion in Jamaica. Do we or do we …
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever …
