Our 1918 Moment
History does not repeat itself. That is an impossibility. The material factors of each historic age are always different, one era had the telephone and one had to rely on horse-delivered …
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 …
Let The People March And Blow Off Steam
“When Johnny comes marching home” was a popular marching song in the American Civil War (1861-65) used mainly by the Confederate army which seemed to use singing as a motivation on …
Of Exits And New Beginnings (Part I) My Journey Home
The feeling started as I watched the cop kneel into his neck. It wasn’t the kneeling. It wasn’t the public lynching. It was the hand in pocket. It was the nine …
An Unparalleled Imagination
I have really heard some convincing ghost stories in my time, but despite growing up scared as hell that I will one day run into one, I still remain unconvinced that …
Organising Is The Only Way To Get Change
Floyd Green, following the release of a video showing him attending a party on a no-movement day, has resigned from the Cabinet. The resignation came a few hours after the video …
Protect The Punter – Protect The Industry
Horseracing regulation is all about protection of the punter. As a sport inextricably linked to gambling that earns every dollar of revenue from punters betting on races, there can be no …
A World In Turmoil
In my last article entitled “Where is the ship?” I focused on natural disasters that affect Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean, and the similar dangers in Central America and …
Of Thomas the Apostle, Socrates and the Science of Vaccination
Frankly, I have no patience for conspiracy theorists who peddle unsubstantiated claims as gospel when they are neither validated nor disproved by science. The distinction between conspiracy theory and the search …
Thank You, Miss Lou
The entire month of September every year, should be dedicated to honour the late Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley O.M., O.J., M.B.E. D. Lit. For not only was she Jamaica’s first recorded artist, a literary genius, comedienne, actress, …
Pupil To Outstrip The Master?
Horse racing’s survival despite eighteen months of pandemic buffeting has been a sports success story. It’s true that it has been the beneficiary of government ‘’see-and-blind” discrimination (some might say “hypocrisy”) …