The Silly Season Continues
The past few weeks have seen the silly season going into overdrive. For the casual observer it makes for great entertainment; for the two parties it is life or death; and …
Another Country
I was 14 in 1961 when my family moved to Istanbul, Turkey, from the United States for a one-year Fulbright appointment that my dad received. He was offered a position to …
Action, Not A Bagga Mout!
Neither Bruce Golding nor Andrew Holness seemed to have learnt much from the mantra of their late mentor, Edward Phillip George Seaga. His catchy but important mantra was “Action not a bagga …
Capitalism
Capitalism provides a pyrrhic victory for its much-vaunted progress. Achievement comes at a dire and much higher cost to humanity than its proponents are ever willing to admit. In its quest …
The Values And Attitudes Initiative — Has It Failed? If So, Who Is To Blame?
I left the Jamaican teaching profession more than two-and-a half decades ago. There was as much concern about the changing attitudes of our young people then as there is today. It …
Now Is The Time To Stand Up And Be Counted
‘Good fren betta dan packet money.’ ‘Tell me who you walk with, and I will tell you who you are.’ We are living in interesting times. Old orders are collapsing, new …
Mindset For The Stock Market
The stock market can be a powerful tool for building wealth over time, but it is important to remember that it is not a get-rich-quick scheme. There will be ups and …
Religion And Crime
I hate upsetting my Christian friends, but many years ago I developed a theory that wherever you see an over-abundance of churches, it’s a sign that there is also an overabundance …
Rethinking The School System
The sight of rows of desks facing a teacher at the head of the class is an iconic image of education. But in a world vastly different from the Industrial Age …
Byzantine Eye-opener
I had been hearing a lot about the Byzantine culture, era, and religion ever since arriving in Greece. In fact, after we left Athens and arrived in Thessaloniki, we were informed by the audio guide …
Indiscipline Will Never Cure Indiscipline
This past week or so, Caymanas Park has closely resembled the Upside Down in an episode of Stranger Things. For more than 30 years, horseracing promoters have been manipulating starting times …