Character Matters
I don’t know who coined the phrase ‘character matters,’ but apparently, while conventional people may think it should, clearly to a very large percentage of American voters, it doesn’t. I was really …
Not for want of wisdom, but that of will- the spirit of Caribbean regionalism
Ever since I wrote my last oped calling for stronger Caribbean inter-regional cooperation, in the face of increasing threats from outside forces towards the wellbeing of our peoples, I wondered how …
Receding From Terror
What was hidden from the wise and prudent, now revealed to the babes and sucklings – No Baptism by The Ethiopians. Jamaica is finally showing signs of recession from terror. The …
Thank God for Dayton Campbell! No Jestering!
Somewhere around the beginning of my teenage years my mother put up a sign over the door. A sign you could never miss if you were leaving the house. With sparkling …
A Revisit To Spanish Town Beginning At Ferry – “To see the commonly unseen”
Spanish Town was laid out by Christopher Diego, the son of Europe’s first official tourist to Jamaica, Christopher Columbus and was Jamaica’s capital from 1534- 1872. We begin our journey at Ferry which was part of a …
Behold! Those Who Have Ears To Hear
Satirical Corner And it came to pass that a number of comrades gathered themselves and took the long trek to the PNP Headquarters. They proclaimed themselves ‘prayer warriors’ and wanted some …
Peace And Order
Section 48(1) of the Constitution of Jamaica is as follows: 48.-(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, make laws. Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government …
Lord! What Of The Fly?
Satirical Corner A just concluded UN Report has expressed concerns about the United States’ “seemingly reckless abandonment of multilateralism – representing the alliance partnership developed after the 2nd World War – …
SUICIDE WATCH!
Satirical Corner A leaked preliminary report assessing the outcome of the September 3, 2020 general elections has concluded that the People’s National Party “by its behaviour, utterances and conduct, is on …
Jamaicans To The World
Most Jamaicans would be aware of the impact to the world of Marcus Garvey, Mary Seacole, Una Marson, Bob Marley, Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Peter Tosh and many others. However, I wish to …