Nairobi -1st and 3rd World
Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is a huge metropolis of approximately 696 sq kms, (269 square miles) and a population of between 4 and 6 million (depending on who you ask) …
Oh, just because they can! – The idea of “Might is Right”
There was a time when corporal punishment was part and parcel of our Jamaican school system. It was, perhaps, a holdover from the old British colonial era. It was often abused …
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 …
Parable of a Royal Abdication for the US Supreme Court
“This I do with all my heart. You all know the reasons which have — have impelled me to renounce the throne. But I want you to understand that in making …
Palestine remains the issue of the 21st Century
For over 75 years, the people of Palestine have had to live in total trauma following the Nakba. For over 100 years, they have seen their land slowly but surely …
The seminal contribution of PJ Patterson to nation building
Percival Noel James Patterson celebrated his 90th birthday on Thursday, April 10, having spent his entire life in service to his homeland and beyond. Before taking the helm as Prime Minister …
Some of the things that make us proud as Jamaicans
Ever since the first Africans were brought to Jamaica against their will, some 400-plus years ago, Jamaicans have embraced and maintained a migratory mind-set. Few of us see Jamaica as home, …
Truthfulness
My how the year 2025 is unfolding! Seventy-seven days ago, at the time of writing, on January, 20, 2025 the 47th President of the United States took the Oath of Office …
The hands-off protests
I lived through the Civil Rights and Vietnam eras in the 1960-70s when hundreds of thousands of people protested racism and the war with marches and speeches. We came away thinking …
Voter apathy – A choice by our leaders
The election season is fast upon us as seen by both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition making their budget presentations. Both presentations were filled with goodies. We …
No foreign intervention will solve the Haitian problem
The Haitian revolution and subsequent independence were the fulfilment of what was then a new ideology — liberalism. Slavery was abolished and black men and women were viewed as the equals …