What Miss Jamaica Missed

And so it happened, the extraordinarily beautiful and humble Kaci Fennell, Jamaica’s contestant in Donald Trump’s intergalactic pageant, was not, Continue reading →

The Brown/White Jamaican and the Right to take Offence

But some of my best friends are Brown It is always hard for Caribbean people to talk about that most Continue reading →

The Sexist Old Boys of Jamaica

Despite the cliché of our strong black women, despite our majority female headed households, despite reggae song after reggae song Continue reading →

Continuing The Conversation With Damion Crawford

  Dear Damion Crawford, First I must say maximum respect for responding to my open letter. That you would take Continue reading →

An Open Letter to Damion Crawford, MP

    Dear Damion Crawford   I write to you as a fellow Jamaican. I could show you my passport Continue reading →

Mario Deane Is Only A Statistic, But What An Awful Statistic It Is!

The case of Mario Deane represents a very human and tragic story — a story that should make us all Continue reading →

In Defence of Carolyn Gomes, and Human Rights in Jamaica

1. From Writing to Righting Say what you will of Dr Carolyn Gomes, even her worst critics must give her Continue reading →

And the war rages on in Gaza (that is – Gaza, Jamaica)

With place names such as Glasgow, Alps, Egypt, Bengal, Calabar, Berlin, Blenheim, Cardif, etc, it might seem possible within the Continue reading →