Jamaica’s broken politics
The Westminster system of government that we adopted at independence in 1962 is predicated on the notion that men and women offer themselves for service to their country as a way …
War drums in a zone of peace
The drums of war are beating in the Caribbean, and they are getting louder and louder. The United States has set its sights firmly on Venezuela, using the lie that Venezuela …
Modernity should not forget the lessons of the dark ages
Historians tell us of the rising trajectory of increasing knowledge and of civilization that was Rome, before the barbaric peoples who the empire had under the heel of its iron boot, …
Community Building
“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.” A statement from Bahá’u’lláh the prophet founder of theBahá’i faith should be the prerequisite principle to guide any discussion about building …
Stand against US anti-Venezuela action
Over the past month, the United States has ratcheted up its campaign against Venezuela and its ruling PSUV. Following the increase in the bounty offered by the US for the arrest …
Doha attack shows Gulf security built on sand
On the 9th of September, 2025, Israel launched an attack against Qatar, striking the capital, Doha. According to Israel, the attack was launched with American foreknowledge in order to take out …
Jamaica: My post-election mutterings
Jamaica held its 15th general election since independence on September 3, 2025. The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) was rewarded with a third consecutive term in office, winning 35 seats to …
Jamaica Election Day 2025 in Retrospect
Jamaica’s general election for 2025 has come and it has gone. When I look back to the elections of the 1970s, of the 1980s and of the 1990s, I have to …
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 …
In praise of the Jamaican Political Debate of August 28, 2025
On Thursday, August 28, 2025, like many Jamaicans here in the diaspora, along with the numerous Jamaicans who were camped out around their television sets, their radios, their computer desktops, their …
Pre-election Highlights
The election campaign is over at the time of writing, the rallies are over, the blares of horns and bells are now just a dull hum in the night. All over, …