Here is hoping for something new in 2025 and beyond – cheers!
When I was approached about writing an article in order to help launch the first edition for the New Year – 2025, I must admit that the request came at a …
Happy Emancipation Day
A people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots
Beware Of The Sleeping Giant — A Word To The Incoming Trump Administration
“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” –Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (After the attack on Pearl Harbour) Presidential and …
Education Defines Us And Separates Us
Since I started teaching in the 1970s, I watched as educators began promoting divisions by pulling students out into ‘special education’ resource rooms. I remember how my classes changed when students …
Health Of Our Democracies
I once had a friend — a talented friend. He was a few years older than me. I met him while I was in the teaching profession. We shared, pretty much, …
My Fellow Americans, Don’t Speak Of Your Love For Western Civilization — Just Shut Up!
“Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach …
Lack Of Critical Thinking in The Country is Pathetic
Jamaica has a serious issue when it comes to critical thinking. It has reached such a level that the Government, usually the last to acknowledge things are bad, has been sounding …
Rastafarianism
Rastafarianism, a unique religious and social movement, has its roots firmly planted in Jamaica. It emerged in the 1930s, drawing inspiration from the teachings of Marcus Garvey, a prominent black nationalist …
Religious-political hypocrisy within the United States
“Si de hypocrites dem a galang deh!Sy de hypocrites dem a galang deh!See di hypocrites dem a-galang deh! Man, go!”— Robert Nesta Marley There are a lot of things about the …
Democrats have it wrong
The late Jamaican ska singer known as Prince Buster, certainly did not have Donald Trump in mind when he wrote Hard Man Fi Dead some 60 years ago. But this ska classic fits Trump …
Is the JCF a murder den?
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has undergone what can only be called a transformation. Gone are the days of recruiting the bottom of the barrel, now they aim to recruit the …