Category: Opinion
Political Will Needed to Fix Crime and Law Enforcement
There has been a lot of talk recently of the Government’s inability to curb the massive escalation of murders, kidnappings and other crimes in Jamaica. Continue reading
The Demons Let Loose
Over the past two weeks my mailbox has been cluttered with emails denouncing me outright for opposing the death penalty and also for being pro-choice. Continue reading
The US Elections Through the Lens of a South African
I guess you could say I have politics in my veins! I am a third generation white South African of English and Irish descent. My Continue reading
Jamaica and Leadership
Over these last few years, I have often wondered why is it that the Jamaican government, regardless of which party forms it, has had such Continue reading
Barack, Hilary and Me — The Orlando Rally
I had heard people were there at sunup, more than twelve hours in advance of the Orlando Obama/Clinton rally, slated to begin at 6:00, but Continue reading
The Mavericks to McCain: You’re no Maverick!
If you’re going through anything close to what many Americans are experiencing at this time, it must be high anxiety bordering on hysteria. If you Continue reading
Termite Power: Alternative Energy Source?
Some three years have elapsed since I first, rather by a fortuitous accident of circumstances, stumbled on the idea that termites hold the key to Continue reading
The Wrath of McCain
“To the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.” Perhaps Continue reading
Casting Stones – The Death of Reason
I was not at all surprised to read in the Jamaican media of the Rev. Al Miller’s most recent claim regarding divine justice and the Continue reading
Who’s to Blame?
Communism officially died in 1991 leaving the world to prosper under capitalism. But in 2008 capitalism became bedridden under the strain of US banks’ collapse Continue reading