A Madman’s Legacy
This gist of this story came across my radar field this morning. The rendition, for better or worse, is my own. I’m not sure about its origin but it sounds Middle …
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 …
Is The ‘N’ Word A Progressive Or Regressive Sign For Afro-American Identity?
It is amazing how things of shame are sometimes transformed into emblems of hope and pride. The cross in the Christian religion is a case in point. The Roman crucifixion of …
Public Sector Unions Need To Unite Or Face The Prospect Of Death
I will not be providing ground-breaking commentary when I say that the Jamaican worker is taken advantage of and even abused. The contract labour, uncertain hours, laughable pay, shoddy equipment with …
Don’t Be Fooled When Some Nations Talk About Human Rights
Recently, former Prime Minister Bruce Golding came out in an article with full-throated denunciations of the human rights situations in both China and Cuba. In the article he hedges his bets …
Bank Of Jamaica Sailing Against The Currents
I have never been a fan of the Washington view that the central bank must be totally decoupled from the Government. The underlying rationale that there should be some entity to …
Cycle Of Self-Destruction
On January 21 news broke that, again, unrest raged at Caymanas Park. Yet again, the fundamental bone of contention was the slow pace of purse increase negotiations and minimal offers made …
Our Forever Half Full Glass
From last year, many of us Jamaicans waited with bated breath when news leaked out that there would be a Cabinet shuffle. For we had really become fed up with the all …
Now It’s Every Man For Himself
On Sunday the 9th of January, the Government of Jamaica, in the shape of the PM, announced that they would no longer be implementing lockdowns as part of the arsenal in …
The Prime Minister Has Indeed Tried
On the fifth day of January this year, Andrew Holness, was in an emotional state before the media. Driven to tears, the Prime Minister, addressing the National Day of Prayer service, …
Language – Beyond Words And Letters
What are letters? They are symbolic representations of various sounds. Each, in itself, carries no meaning past this representation of sound. In combination, however, they transport us to limitless possibilities, allowing …