Demystifying and empowering COPs
We all have concerns about the current weather patterns resulting in increasing incidents of flooding and drought and many of us glibly put them down to “Climate Change”, now a catch-all …
Jamaica Election Day 2025 in Retrospect
Jamaica’s general election for 2025 has come and it has gone. When I look back to the elections of the 1970s, of the 1980s and of the 1990s, I have to …
Republicanism And The Anglican Church In Jamaica
“The King, our sovereign Lord… shall be taken, accepted, and reputed as the only supreme head in earth of the Church of England called Anglicana Ecclesia… and that our said Lord… …
What Does Equity Mean?
As we struggle to understand what inclusion means, we have to deal with identifying the differences between equality and equity. Equality means that we all get the same opportunities, the same …
Eat To Grow Plan Critique And Solutions
The COVID-19 pandemic, along with the Russia-Ukraine war have thrown many spanners in the works of the old-world order. Gone are the days of unopposed unipolarity. We now live in an …
Who’s Right?
Who’s right? We cross each other constantly in our struggle to maintain a sense of freedom and personal rights. Without ethics or beliefs to guide us, we have run amuck with …
The Dog Whistle Of Law And Order In America — Smoke And Mirrors
In modern politics, the concept of “law and order”, also known as the “war on crime”, provides an over-the-top paradigmatic approach to crime. It focuses on harsher enforcement and penalties in an …
The Machinery Of Democracy
Democracy is, in principle, a viable system capable of assisting individuals and society alike to fulfill their potential and live in harmony. People in every corner of our planet are trying …
What Has 60 Years Of Independence Done For Us?
In the business world, a company conducts an annual assessment of its performance, focusing on its assets, liabilities, and shareholder equity, or net worth. It is what is called its balance …
Unity And the “Intelligence” Factor
It would appear that the universe, in all its diversity is providing us with a wakeup call – one that offers the choice to embrace a higher level of unity or …
Shakespeare’s “Othello“ And Racism As We Now Know It
“For she had eyes and chose me.” – from Othello, by William Shakespeare My English Literature teachers would be proud, if they could see me now. After having abided the rigors …