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 …
It is amazing how appealing evil still is in the 21st century
The title for this opinion piece came out of a discussion with my brother. It was he who had posited the idea from what he had obtained from another source. The …
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”) …
The Other September 11s, Even More Heinous
Today as I write, the world remembers the tragic events which took place on September 11, 2001. Let me start by saying it was and remains a tragedy. Thousands of people …
Who Should Be Recognised As Heroes?
What if a public figure who you revere as a hero was found guilty of a crime or of some act of gross immorality — should the honour for such an …
Where Is The Ship?
In horseracing there are escalating forms of placing wagers and the basics are fairly simple. There is place; win; and quinelas (first and second). After that the bets become more complex …