Beyond Apology: What Does Repentance Mean After 500 Years?
“They told us look up to the heaven, let your worries fade,While they were down in the dirt taking everything we made.They said turn the other cheek, wait for the promised …
The Jamaica Constitution – what do you know?
“In questions of power, let no more be said of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” Jamaica became an independent nation among …
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 …
Equality, Equity. Justice and Community building
The above image by “@restoringracialjustice” explains the difference between reality, equality, equity and justice. In communities around the world, these are trying times affected by local, national and global crises. Violence, …
The nightmare of healthcare in Jamaica
From I was a youngster in high school, I found it strange that under our approach to education, knowledge of the human body was treated as an optional subject rather than …
US aggression against Cuba – a sign of a sick region
Jamaican culture is under threat, and if we are being honest, has been under threat of extinction. Our culture, one of community, music and art rooted in Africa, food, and everything …
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 …
“Out of many,one people” – actual or aspirational in respect to Asian Jamaicans?
There were moments in my youth and in my early adult life when I heard it said that the problem in Jamaica was never about racism but one that was, more …
Apartheid America
One of the most cruel apartheid countries in the world is about to celebrate 250 years of independence from Britain (the grandfather of apartheid) on July 4, 2026. The irony is …
Underprepared for the hurricane season
We are two weeks away from the beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane season, and the country remains woefully underprepared. Despite being hit by two major storms in two years (Melissa and …