Financing education in Jamaica: A perspective from the Church
Financing education has been and continues to be a debate in Jamaica. This is especially so at this time of year as parents and guardians…
The microscope: Fridays – the good, the bad, the black
Hi, readers of the “this is no jive” column, by the time you will be reading this week’s presentation, you would have given thanks (Thanksgiving),…
The microscope: “Let there be love or not”
Hi my friends, how have you been since my last column? I pray you are well and in the best of health to benefit from…
The microscope: ”Anything black not good”- no jive
The pessimistic undertone relating to blackness, in my view, stems from a deliberate plan to ceremoniously dishonour the human spirit of the dark pigmented people…
The microscope: This is no jive – science or sciences
I start our discourse this week with a funny story. When I was in my teens, at one of the family’s Christmas dinners, my uncle,…
Jamaica, the Caribbean and AOSIS at COP26
Jamaica, the Caribbean and other Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) members will arrive in Glasgow for the 31 October to 12 November 2021, 26th…
Vaccinate for the greater good: A Christian ethical perspective
Discussions of compulsory vaccination, for the greater or common good, are usually treated as a public policy, legislation, or in ethical terms, as utilitarian or…
Cults and madness
The news, it is said, is really about getting people to talk. Its value has geographic importance and also the reporter’s interest which will spark…
The consequences of global warming
The year 2021, still only in the third quarter, has given many causes for pause. Leaving aside the COVID-19 Pandemic which has brought down over…
Religion and the family in Jamaica
Religion or re-ligament from its Latin roots, like health, is a state of mind as well as a commitment to convert all life’s activities to…