Biden And Trump
For years I have been wondering how Donald Trump could continue to garner such popular support, considering how depraved he is! For this is a man who is not only boastful …
Beware Of The Sleeping Giant — A Word To The Incoming Trump Administration
“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” –Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (After the attack on Pearl Harbour) Presidential and …
The Purpose Of Life – As Related By A Baha’i
God provided us with spiritual and physical guidance through the Major Divine Teachers whom He sent to this world. They were Abraham, Moses, Zoroaster, Buddha, Krishna, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, the Báb …
Palestine Is Still The Issue
Decades ago, Australian journalist John Pilger released a documentary titled Palestine is still the issue which documented the brutal treatment meted out to Palestinians and the steady occupation of their lands …
Death Is Final And Inevitable, But A Life Of Suffering Isn’t
Some years ago, I spoke to a pair of young men who were soliciting funds on Trafalgar Road in Kingston. The younger one had no hands, arms, feet, or legs and he was in a wheelchair being …
Action, Not A Bagga Mout!
Neither Bruce Golding nor Andrew Holness seemed to have learnt much from the mantra of their late mentor, Edward Phillip George Seaga. His catchy but important mantra was “Action not a bagga …
Capitalism
Capitalism provides a pyrrhic victory for its much-vaunted progress. Achievement comes at a dire and much higher cost to humanity than its proponents are ever willing to admit. In its quest …
Now Is The Time To Stand Up And Be Counted
‘Good fren betta dan packet money.’ ‘Tell me who you walk with, and I will tell you who you are.’ We are living in interesting times. Old orders are collapsing, new …
Religion And Crime
I hate upsetting my Christian friends, but many years ago I developed a theory that wherever you see an over-abundance of churches, it’s a sign that there is also an overabundance …
Byzantine Eye-opener
I had been hearing a lot about the Byzantine culture, era, and religion ever since arriving in Greece. In fact, after we left Athens and arrived in Thessaloniki, we were informed by the audio guide …
World Crisis
Repeatedly what I encountered on a long trip to South America, the coast of Africa, Morrocco, and Spain reinforced the fact that nowhere in the world is exempt from the concern …