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Columns
The politics of Bustamante and Manley
Alexander Bustamante and Norman Manley, National Heroes of Jamaica, were cousins who steered Jamaica in the tumultuous years from 1938 through to Independence in 1962 (and beyond). Read More
Non-COVID-19 patients should not delay treatment because of fear
ONE of the surprising findings of the current COVID-19 pandemic has been the reduction in number of patients without COVID-19 disease presenting to hospitals and urgent care facilities worldwide. This has been noted in many countries, including our own. Read More
Has Caricom missed the boat once more?
If a couple of months ago someone had told you that the entire world would shut down you'd be pointing them toward the nearest mental facility. Planes and trains, groceries and pharmacies; how would we ever live without them? Read More
Media, media, on the wall
The one thing that the world probably is grateful to Donald Trump for is his spotlighting of “fake news”. However, while Trump chooses to use the phenomenon to blame for all of his misfortunes and criticisms, his opponents argue that it was media... Read More
COVID-19 and the case for Caribbean opportunity
American actor Jared Leto emerged from a 12-day California meditation retreat on March 17, where he'd spent his days in total isolation with no connectivity devices. Sounds great, right? Except Leto stepped out of the zen and into the pandemic. Most of us are not that privileged, nor... Read More
Marcus, Martin, and Minneapolis: This is our cause
Martin Luther King Jr, when he felt he could not breathe, came to Jamaica. When the threats to his life were constant and closing in around his neck, he took this measure to maintain his life. His visits to Jamaica's north coast filled his lungs with the freer air of... Read More
Violating Rastafari
Over the past nine decades Rastafari have endured notable abuses at the hands of the colonial and post-colonial governments. They have also been significant players within the Jamaican pre- and post-Independence projects, advancing processes of decolonisation and the... Read More
Charting the PNP's path to victory
With borders closed, there are worst places, I suppose, to hide from the perils of COVID-19 for eight weeks than some small, remote district in Jamaica's hinterland. Bereft of modern hi-tech gizmos, such as reliable Internet, cellphone coverage, or cable TV reception,... Read More
Opening borders: The real test begins
Three cheers for our prime minister, Andrew Holness; our minister of finance, Nigel Clarke; our minister of health and wellness, Christopher Tufton; our chief medical officer, Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie; and those on the front line of the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read More
A day of reckoning for the USA on the race question
On Memorial Day 2020, when the American nation was remembering thousands of their fellow men and women who had died in various wars down through the years, a young black man by the name of George Floyd was detained by the police in Minneapolis. He had tendered a US$20... Read More
Is this a warm-up to the real fight?
The world is facing a global pandemic which has resulted in a global lockdown aimed at slowing the spread and flattening the curve. However, is this the only thing that the lockdown is doing? This approach has yielded many positives, as it has resulted in a decrease in... Read More
Exploring the lessons of COVID-19 — Part 3
In my reflections on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic I have shared ideas on the psycho-spiritual implications, published on March 24. In that piece I called attention to the existential question of the fickleness and finiteness of human beings in the face of... Read More
If I live by the rules, I expect you to live by the rules too
Growing up we would learn through social studies or civics education that “a society is a group of people with common interests who collaborate to achieve specific objectives in an organised manner”. We were often told that we should abide by the laws and... Read More
Salute the 'Caricom Three' for their sacrifice
Here are three heroes of democracy in the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom): Cynthia Barrow-Giles (St Lucia/Barbados), John Jarvis (Antigua and Barbuda) and Sylvester King (St Vincent and the Grenadines). Their names must not be forgotten. Read More
Our wounded human family
As one reporter put it, “You cannot 'unsee' ” the image of that brutal officer, with his knee on the neck of unarmed, handcuffed George Floyd; it is a sickening memory of US Memorial Day 2020 in Minneapolis. For nearly nine minutes the policeman stayed in that position, one... Read More
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