KSAC, A Sleeping Watchdog? No.
I believe it was former US speaker, Tip O’Neil, who first publicly made the observation, “All politics is local.” That is certainly true and recently it appears that our PM Andrew …
Oh, just because they can! – The idea of “Might is Right”
There was a time when corporal punishment was part and parcel of our Jamaican school system. It was, perhaps, a holdover from the old British colonial era. It was often abused …
Unconditional Love
We were in a Zoom discussion one morning when the idea of unconditional love arose — that, in order to embody something, one has first to receive it. Sometimes it comes …
Ah, Just Words, Nothing To Worry About; Really?
The saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt me” has been uttered by children for generations. Parents and grade school teachers, in an attempt to …
COVID Court Drama Bad For Everyone
Jamaica, like other countries throughout the world, is having to deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic and how to live with it as a new ‘normal’. This is for many reasons, …
As We Enter A New Year
For the past four years I have had the privilege of editing Public Opinion, easily the best local electronic periodical offering thought leadership to Jamaica. It seems like it was only …
A, B, Cs Are Not Simple Anymore
What is currently taking place in America and, indeed, the world strikes at the basic tenets of the education of our children. Unproven conspiracy theories have cast a disfiguring blight upon …
Those Troubling No-Votes On Condemning Fascism
The 12th of November saw the United Nations General Assembly gather and do what it normally does, pass resolutions which, though toothless, carry serious moral weight. The resolution up for debate …
Flogging The Wrong Horse
Kyle Rittenhouse got away with murder in the USA, but I can’t imagine him being found ‘not guilty’ in any other country in the world. Also, were he a black man, …
Law And Justice – Do Not Confuse Them
As a young man — wide-eyed and full of enthusiasm — this writer was enamoured by the legal profession. After watching such television programmes as Perry Mason, Crown Court, and Petrocelli — …
Mandatory Vaccine For Tourism Workers – Is This Around The Corner?
The tourism ministry in Jamaica has been constantly encouraging workers in the industry to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. The seriousness of this matter led to the establishment of the …