Author: Mark Lee
Looney Expeditions
40 years after man lands on the moon hunger still stalks much of the global population.
Land We Love … and Hate Part II – Burnt But Still Standing
Part two of the story of Mello, a resident of Toronto, who travels to Jamaica and recounts two days of a trip in which he encountered everything he loves and hates about the land of his birth.
The Honduras Coup is the Caribbean’s Business
On April 11, 2002, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez was briefly removed from office by an abortive coup d-etat. A documentary on this episode, The Revolution Continue reading
Jamaica Damaged by “The Secret Caribbean”?
An Open Letter to the Government of Jamaica, “The Real Secret Jamaica”
Land We Love … and Hate – Part I
Mello, a resident of Toronto, travels to Jamaica and recounts two days of a trip in which he encountered everything he loves and hates about the land of his birth.
Dear Michael Jackson,
It would be hypocritical to say, “I hope when these few lines reach, you will be in good health.” Your passing is untimely. Whether we Continue reading
Still Victims of the “Shitstem”
At Abeng News Magazine we hate the culture of victimology. It’s where minority people spend much time lamenting the reasons for our oppression rather than Continue reading
UWI Mona Hat Trick in Case Analysis Competition
The all girls team from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, beat four other competing teams to cop first place and the FirstCaribbean Continue reading
Diaspora in Search of Power
“Power grows from the barrel of a gun,” Mao Zedong said or as his successors in Beijing are proving, out of the smoke stacks of Continue reading
Let the Apartment Buyer Beware – Buyer’s Dream Dashed
The lawyer who recommended and completed the transaction for the England-based buyer is the condo-manager who pulls a gun on her… A first person account.