Celebrating women: A journey toward equality and justice
A song, “This is Our Day” by the Lyrical Lanterns was produced for International Women’s Day, March 8, 2026. It highlights the challenges that women face, but offers hope and encouragement, …
I did not get all that I wanted, but all that I needed – the U.S. mid-term elections
Election Day came and it went here in the United States of America, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. It was not a presidential election, but what was referred to, traditionally, as …
Jamaica and South Africa: A Bond Forged in History
What is the background to Jamaica’s connection with South Africa? Jamaica’s historical bond with Africa dates to the early sixteenth century, when the Spanish, who had begun settling the island in …
Issues remain with TCN deal
And just like that, Jamaica accepted third country nationals and continues its downward spiral as it continues to distance itself from our historic foreign policy of standing up against major powers …
Michael Manley’s, The politics of change — lies, half-truths, or just lostin translation?
“Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world havethe spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdommeet in one, and those commoner natures who pursue …
‘I and I build the cabin’- 192 years of landlessness and the unfinished emancipation of Jamaica
I and I build the cabin,I and I plant the corn,Didn’t my people before meSlave for this country,Now you look me with a scorn,Then you eat up all my corn. Those …
Oligarchic welfare kings versus US democracy
The real difference between a democracy and an oligarchy is poverty and wealth. Wherever men rule by reason of their wealth, whether they be few or many, …
Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face
The great boxer Mike Tyson once mused that everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face. On the face of it, it is an obvious statement. Plans go …
What is Mad Johnny Bwoy going to do next?
Oh, Lord! Oh, my word! I live in another country – one that happens to be miles, and miles, and miles away from the great United States. But due to the …
Post-election Thoughts
Post -election thoughts And just like that, it is all over. The election campaign, which was a year in its length, has concluded with the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) taking a …
I’m Sorry Mr. Garvey, No Back to Africa for me
“In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour.” It was my intention …