Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago
Christmas is a very social time in Trinidad and Tobago with most people having parties and visiting relatives “moving from house to house” between neighbors…
“A Jamaica wi come from” art show light up Miramar Civic Center
The celebration of Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee 60th Independence celebration continues under the Patronage of the Honorable Oliver Mair, Jamaica’s Consul General in Miami, who opened…
The booing of the Prime Minister’s wife in Florida
According to reports going the rounds, there is much surprise at the booing of the wife of Jamaica’s prime minister, Juliet Holness, who is herself…
The relevance of Black History Month in Britain
In 1987, the month of October was designated Black History Month in the UK. During this month, various events are held up and down the…
Democrats turn GOP’s red wave into a ripple
The polls have long closed on the 2022 mid-term elections in the USA. Even though the results are yet to be finalized, several truths have…
Haiti’s humanitarian crisis
Haiti is struggling to survive. It seems to me that there are no easy answers but many opportunities for a truly bad outcome. What seems…
The newly minted Firearms Act and Jamaica’s runaway crime rate
This past week Jamaica welcomed the Firearms Act of 2022 and as if its passage provides a panacea for the crime scourge wracking the island,…
Jamaica suffering from incompetent leadership
A little over a year ago, a very good friend of mine (a practising physician), who travels repeatedly to Jamaica, told me that our prime…
Food inflation and global food insecurity
As the world welcomes its eight billionth occupants by the middle of November this year we are faced with the challenge of whether the world…
Nuclear escalation and the Caribbean’s vulnerability
With the continuing conflict in Ukraine, many countries in the EU and the Caribbean have moved to ban Russian residency. Most countries have fully suspended…