Energy: We are barking up the wrong tree
The national debate on energy has largely taken place in an atmosphere of ignorance and self-interest. The result has been that there continues to be no real intelligent leadership emerging which …
To the political cynics – you cannot have your cake and eat it
The idiom “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” means that a person cannot simultaneously possess an item and consume it. Metaphorically speaking, it means that a person cannot enjoy the …
Alaska
I remember some years ago telling a friend that I would like to visit Alaska and her reply was that she had been on a cruise there and saw nothing but …
Media must pick a side and stand by that choice
The media is laced with hypocrisy. Many times it is unintentional, but those unintentional moments oftentimes mount after a while. These moments ensure that whatever stance the paper, editor or writer …
Where Time Is Meaningless!
Last week, in-between family duties, I watched as much of the five-day Glorious Goodwood festival from Sussex, England, as possible. On Thursday, a peculiar thing happened. Although the first race went …
Our Threatened Oceans; What WE Can Do.
Following the article that tried to describe everything that threatens our oceans, I promised one that describes things we can all do to help, as individuals, organisations, as government. As …
JFF needs to win back fans and public trust
The Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF’s) negative legacy precedes this administration and involves a politicization of the JFF’s constitution, with the major objective, to ensure that presidential power is easily attained …
Lest we forget, everyone wants to talk, not act
“Lest we forget” is the phrase most commonly used in remembering those who died in the Two Great Wars; 1914-18 and 1939-45. It has been extended to include that wider memory …
Our threatened oceans
Many of us have either flown over the vastness of the ocean, or sailed upon its surface. I myself have fished so far from land that it is out of …
Sumfest – opportunities for all
Reggae Sumfest is known by probably every Jamaican and every reggae music fan as one of the best reggae festivals perhaps in the world. The event, in picturesque Montego Bay, celebrated …
Tired of the JFF griping about lack of resources
The inability of our Under 23 male footballers to qualify for the next Olympics by failing to beat fellow Caribbean neighbours Dominica and St Kitts is another embarrassment in the management …