Bungling post-Melissa relief
It has been 3 weeks since Hurricane Melissa made landfall, and the damage that has been assessed so far is beyond comprehension. All of Westmoreland looks as if a bomb has …
To the political cynics – you cannot have your cake and eat it
The idiom “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” means that a person cannot simultaneously possess an item and consume it. Metaphorically speaking, it means that a person cannot enjoy the …
The black man, the white man, and the game of mind-control
“Control your own mind, and you may never be controlled by the mind of another.” — Napoleon Hill A few years ago, after experiencing great pain due to having read segments of African …
Rebuilding after Hurricane Melissa
As I watch the trail of destruction left by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, it’s my opinion that this current Administration is out of its depth with how to mount an adequate …
Major trauma from Melissa
By Alex Scott Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica and it has etched its way into our history. Tales of surviving hurricanes Gilbert and Charlie, both of which were major life-altering …
Oh America: Home of the free, in certain decline
From time to time, people have asked me why I’m so concerned about what is happening in America. I often respond by asking, “Have you been in the supermarket in Jamaica …
Personalities in the development of Education in Jamaica
The Christian’s baton for the race of life is the Cross and we remember with gratitude those who regarded education as a priority for nation building. Although our Motto is “Out …
Curse God and die? Hmm
“On another day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him. And the Lord said to Satan, “Where have …
Jamaica’s broken politics
The Westminster system of government that we adopted at independence in 1962 is predicated on the notion that men and women offer themselves for service to their country as a way …
Modernity should not forget the lessons of the dark ages
Historians tell us of the rising trajectory of increasing knowledge and of civilization that was Rome, before the barbaric peoples who the empire had under the heel of its iron boot, …
Community Building
“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.” A statement from Bahá’u’lláh the prophet founder of theBahá’i faith should be the prerequisite principle to guide any discussion about building …