The Farce Of Frogopolis
Fredrick the Frog (no relation to the now infamous Kermit the Frog), had applied for a job that was funded by the Federal Government. The interview, which took place almost three …
It is amazing how appealing evil still is in the 21st century
The title for this opinion piece came out of a discussion with my brother. It was he who had posited the idea from what he had obtained from another source. The …
So Much More To Jamaica Than Crime And Violence
I remember how surprised I was some years ago, listening to someone from Grace Kennedy Ltd in a radio interview saying there were kids in Rae Town, which is near their Harbour …
Pointless Pandering To The Public
The end of June saw one of the most horrific crimes in recent memory when a young family of 5 in Cocoa Piece, Clarendon, were brutally murdered. In a nation which …
Juneteenth
I was recently at a Yoga class in Florida when out of the blue, the instructor, who is a white lady who appears to be in her early 70s, stopped mid-sentence her regular …
Cryptocurrency, Another Name For Scamming
The story is told about a couple who was shown a fancy brochure selling lots in a fancy upscale retirement community. The glossy document sold the place as heaven on earth, …
Argument Done!
The past few years have seen, across the world, a slow and steady increase in the cry of China being labelled as either imperialist, colonialist, engaging in a debt trap or …
Governor General Allen
Since independence in 1962, Jamaica has had eight Governors General — seven locals and one British. These are the people who represent the British Monarchy which we, inexplicably, unlike some other of the …
Jamaica, The Summit Of The Americas And Our Non-Independence
The Americas faces many situations — climate change, drug trafficking, violence, poverty, threats to workers’ rights, threats to indigenous rights, femicide, and the list goes on. Many of these issues were, …
Will The Real Victims Stand Up Please!
“Sometimes in our story we are the victim, sometimes the martyr and sometimes the villain.” Jenny C. Bell, In the Cave of my Heart: Poems Whites, Afro-Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Latino …
Mass Shootings Will Continue Until US Addresses The Corrupt System Of Lobbying…
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 …