Holiday or holy day double standard
The Holidays (Public General) Act was promulgated on 27 April, 1895. Jamaica was still then cuddled firmly in the bosom of the British Empire and was the subject of Crown Colony …
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 …
Back to Africa
Marcus Garvey is rightly lionized as one of the key figures behind the pan-African movement. He, more than most inspired black people, feels a pride which had long been slumbering due …
Anatomy of a checkpoint
A regular day drive along the Spanish Town bypass will eventually lead you to one of the symbols of the latest crime-fighting measures being pursued by the Jamaican Government: checkpoints. …
Kingston vibes
With Kingston now enjoying a certain celebrity, having been named a Creative City of Music by UNESCO in 2015, it’s useful to reflect on how those of us who live in …
The bigger picture in the CRH debacle
With the recent scandal at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), the nation is up in arms. People are foaming at the mouth, rightly so, wondering why individuals —doctors and patients — …
While giants fight…
The science or art of predicting outcomes based on known variables is far easier than doing the same with unknown variables. In a global economic environment it is slightly more accurately …
Remote betting the way of the future
I’ve bad news for SVREL. It’s stuck with Caymanas Park. I don’t care how many rumours (or whether they’re true) of “exit” clauses are bruited about, Government isn’t taking it back; …
Apathy is slowly killing us
With the killing of the key witness in the Mario Deane murder trial, it is now safe to assume that the trial is as dead as the unfortunate Mr Deane. The …
Where have all the jockeys gone?
It’s been bittersweet watching 54-year-old Gary Richards teach our pathetic jockey colony how race riding is done. When Gary started riding in 1979, Jamaica was blessed with a set of jockeys …
Sad step back to the stupidity of a time long passed
The recent unfortunate melee in our Parliament reminded me that rhetoric and civility are necessary parts of a thriving and evolving democracy. Jamaica has made the claims of having a stable …