Papa Bouba Diop
November 29th, 2020 was a sad day for football, it was the day that Papa Bouba Diop died at the age of 42. For those too young to remember, 18 years …
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 …
The Serendipity of Jamaica’s Rhodes Scholarship
Congratulations are in order to Mr. Fitzroy Wickham of York Castle High School, Jamaica’s Rhodes Scholar 2021. Mr. Wickham is presently pursuing a medical degree in the United States of America. …
The Ideal Public Servant
While the People’s National Party (PNP) acts as a vector of contagion spreading nasty, scurrilous, disrespectful mudslinging scatter-shot style regardless of who might be infected, its new President publicly pleads for …
Glaring Issues With The Dog Law… Despite The Fanfare
Jamaica has passed a new law pertaining to dogs and, on the face of it, it’s a good thing that all should welcome. The law I refer to strengthens penalties against …
Analysts Believe PNP Will Win the Next General Election
Satirical Corner In what political analysts described as ‘a brilliant strategy’ designed to shore up the People’s National Party’s fortunes for the next general elections, has been set out in a …
Economic Potential Of Preserving And Incentivizing Our Musical Legacy – Part 5
In this issue I share information about 6 of the artistes in the 58 albums which are the works of pioneers in our rich musical history. 1,000 Volts of Holt – …
Dreaming Of Losing Weight?
Since the pandemic has encouraged two new cottage industries, sleeping and eating, it might be time to deal with both from a horseracing perspective. First up: weight – the most over-rated …
The Fate of Empires
Following a very interesting talk with Ronnie Thwaites on Friday, November 20, 2020 he asked me to consider going beyond my article of November 13, 2020 that pondered the potential for …
Fired! For sleeping on the job
Satirical Corner Republican strategists were kept busy over the weekend feverishly working to hatch a plan to reverse the outcome of the just-concluded 2020 US presidential elections. The Trump campaign team …
Character Matters
I don’t know who coined the phrase ‘character matters,’ but apparently, while conventional people may think it should, clearly to a very large percentage of American voters, it doesn’t. I was really …