Celebrating the Tourism and Peace Nexus for World Tourism Day 2024
It is truly an honour to be a part of a discipline that recognizes the importance of peace. Tourism was universally recognized as a vehicle or tool for creating and sustaining …
No foreign intervention will solve the Haitian problem
The Haitian revolution and subsequent independence were the fulfilment of what was then a new ideology — liberalism. Slavery was abolished and black men and women were viewed as the equals …
Claims Against The Claiming System
An advertorial in the Track and Pools and a report in the Jamaica Observer (September 28, 29 and October 1) confirms Howard Hamilton is at it again. He has been whining …
Pity the Nation
Pity the nation whose people are sheep, and whose shepherds mislead them. Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose sages are silenced, and whose bigots haunt the airwaves. Pity the …
Politics Over Country… Always
The hot topics in political paradise are the official report of the three-year-old investigation of Andrew Holness by the Integrity Commission (IC) and PNP’s stamp of approval granted to Vybz Kartel …
The Education Conundrum
The recent outturn in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Grades 5 & 6 examination results once again highlighted the severe deficiencies in (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects …
Artificial Intelligence: A 21st Century Plantation Model
The concept of the Plantation Model was developed by a Trinidadian intellectual, Professor Lloyd Best, over five decades ago, in which he argued that regional development cannot follow the classical theory …
Badly Bred – The Misbehaviour of Elon Musk’s X in Brazil
There is an old saying that “One never sees smoke without fire”, and such an expression could be applied to the banning of Mr. Elon Musk’s social media platform – X …
Pager Attacks Will Have Broader Impact
The Israeli bombings of Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies is a game changer and not in the way many think they will be. This attack, which was planned well, will not yield …
The Fallacy of Race Neutral Laws In America
Time and time again, especially in these politically volatile and uncertain years, this writer has found himself exhausted by the trite and dishonest claims of no racism ever having existed here …
The Political West is the Enemy of the World
The title of this may seem overly dramatic. The enemy of the World cannot be anything but hyperbolic. Sure, I can hear you say, these countries have done wrong, but which …