Horses to follow 2025
Compared to pre-COVID performance and the pandemic years, horseracing has made positive strides in 2024.In particular, international attention was grabbed by the excellentMouttet Mile promotion. Jamaica was able to once again …
The Russian roulette of travelling out of and into the USA
The term Russian roulette is the practice of loading a bullet into one chamber of a revolver, spinning the cylinder, and then pulling the trigger while pointing the gun at one’s …
Handel’s Messiah relevant for furious assaults onhuman rights
George Frideric Handel’s Messiah“Why do the nations so furiously rage together, why do the peopleimagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers takecounsel together against …
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 …
Yup, Old Athens Is Definitely My Scene
I love historic Athens, but new Athens, no, not so much.This will probably shock Greeks and Europeans in general, but when it comes to the sea and sun, it’s almost impossible …
Marcus Garvey – Demagogue, Deluded Or, Brilliant?
Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois was a leading, influential African American intellectual. He fought for the rights of his people. He was a contemporary of Marcus Garvey and he was well aware …
A PROCLAMATION
By His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir PATRICK LINTON ALLEN, Member of the Order of the Nation, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, …
Absolute Madness
It appears that most Jamaicans are upset over the government voting itself hefty increases in salaries ranging from 100% to 200% and more. The reaction can be understood as there are no means of accountability or …
The chance of a lifetime
The ongoing constitutional reform process is once again showing liberals to be what they are: a joke and the enemies of the people. During the process, we have had a whole …
Constitutional reform upside down government
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness are fundamental rights embedded in the minds of human beings at birth. The people of Jamaica accept a constitution with laws and regulations that …
Employee burnout: Whose responsibility?
A recent research on staff turnover in the hotel sector, with reference to local and international contexts, finds that one of the main contributing variables to staff turnover is employee burnout. …