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Columns
Salute to the Captain
I have long contended that the utter shock and disbelief which greet the passing of a celebrated figure are rooted in the human quest for immortality. It is on our heroes that we pin our hopes to live forever, and if they cannot achieve this feat, how are mere mortals expected to fare in... Read More
Caricom: Pride turned to gloom
Three weeks ago, I — and many other committed Caribbean integrationists — declared that the unity displayed by Caricom countries at the Organization of American States (OAS) on May 31 “was a moment for unbridled pride”. What happened on Monday,... Read More
A mind to work — Part 3: The five-year plan
Are you a Jamaican? Really, you are? Great! Do you live here or abroad, or were you born here or to Jamaican parents abroad? Whatever your answer, you are connected to Jamaica and you and I have a stake in it. Together, we cannot allow the failures of our past or the... Read More
GSAT and tertiary scholarships for 2017-2018
BGR/ISA At-sea training programme Read More
Politicians say we'll all own homes... Not!
The sure way to silence and disenfranchise a Jamaican is to ask for his address. Our Cabinets' policy to promote one housing option — buy a house — is out of sync with progressive nations. Housing for all is crucial to growth and national security. Kids need decent housing and we... Read More
Where's the fabric?
SUNDAY afternoon, time to settle down with the news of the week, especially the Sunday Observer feature in the Style Observer (SO) magazine on Caribbean FashionWeek (CFW). The article, titled 'Return Engagement', seemed to have been prepared to draw the curiosity seekers like me who they knew... Read More
Caribbean people do not need instruction from US on Venezuela crisis
After reading the article by Ms Linda Taglialatela (the United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean) that was published in several of the newspapers of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 under the headline “We Must Defend Venezuela's... Read More
Let us have a 'Kingston Day'
Two weeks ago was the 325th anniversary of the 1692 earthquake in Port Royal, which also affected other parts of the island. The Port Royal residents sailed across from Port Royal (then an island) to that area known as Hog Crawle on 530 acres of the Liguanea Plain (now Kingston). The... Read More
A greener future will not be decent by definition, but by design
Climate change is the result of human activity. That activity is, for the most part, work or work-related. It is only logical then that the world of work has a key role to play in finding a solution to this pressing issue. Read More
CLR James films show how Whites collude with Blacks to exclude Indians
The memorial lecture on CLR James on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in London was one of many recent tributes to the legacy of this world-renowned Trinidadian cultural historian, cricket writer and political activist. The lecture was organised in partnership with Hackney Unites, a local UK coalition... Read More
Carlos Hill acquittal reinforces adage: once bitten, twice shy
Jamaica is the best place in the world to be a criminal; be that criminal a gunman who comes to rob and to kill, a businessman wearing a suit who rips off consumers, a corrupt politician who uses insider advantage to get contracts that end up costing the taxpayer, or a... Read More
We can beat this crime beast if....
“Walk and live, talk and (expletive) dead.” This chilling line from a popular local movie underlines the fate promised to people who provide information to the authorities. It provided support for the “informer fi dead” culture and flung the doors wide open on... Read More
US Cuba crackdown will choke tourism, private firms
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — US President Donald Trump says tightening restrictions on American business and tourism in Cuba will help the island's people and small private businesses, but analysts warn it will do the opposite. Read More
Omar would have served Jamaica better had he stayed in academia
Proverb: Fiyah deh a muss-muss (moos-moos) tail, him think a cool breezeTranslation: There is a fire blowing at the tail of the mouse, but he believes he is feeling the effects of a cooling breeze. Read More
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