Postponement of retirement by default
Recently I had a class discussion with a group of high school seniors on their take on what age they think they would be completely…
Reggae music needs government support for growth
As we wind down the clock on Reggae Month 2022, I am reminded that it was in 1951, that the beginnings of the Jamaican Recording Industry…
Knife violence in Britain
For several decades, Black communities in parts of London have been experiencing muggings, stabbings and killings, all involving the use of knives. In responding to…
Whistleblowing and white collar crime
Clause 19 of Trinidad and Tobago’s Whistleblower Protection Bill, 2018, would grant a whistleblower, who makes a protected disclosure, immunity from criminal, civil and disciplinary…
Make Robert Nesta Marley our 8th national hero
The Honorable Robert Nesta Marley, OM, is proclaimed and accepted worldwide as the “King of Reggae,” having charted his own course in the music industry…
Carnival tabanca
There has been so much confusion about carnival 2022 in Trinbago. Many people are concerned about the spread of the virus, and they should be…
COVID-19 students: A generation in the balance
As we enter 2022, the start of the third year of the global pandemic, the impact on the education system continues to be felt, globally. The COVID-19 crisis has fueled school closures in…
Help to offset the rising cost of food!
Every day I hear the same grim news. Food prices are steadily increasing, and the big-chain grocery stores are increasing their prices again. Food costs,…
Mining the economic value of our music
The success of the abovementioned event led to a daily newspaper, in the 1950s, leading a campaign for the commercial development of recording on the…
Mob rule as a signal of black democracy
In the eyes of many people around the world, the United Kingdom is regarded as the very model of modern democracy where the rule of…