Questions, questions, questions. “There are more questions than answers,” goes a song. Perhaps the singer is on to something. Then again, perhaps not. Ever notice how questions asked are evaded, avoided, or their premise voided? Ever wondered why? I am including questions we ask of ourselves. It may well be that some questions are invasive, intrusive, and inopportune, not so […]
It is not uncommon for us to hear,” It is beyond your control” and “You cannot afford it.” You can defend the truth of these statements as if they are Gospels if you want. I won’t. The incongruity of my position may alarm you, to which you could say,” Either I am right, or you are wrong, but both can’t […]
One can say, “Facts are facts,” and whether those facts are central to the truth or are lies, be proven right. An interesting thing about any narrative in which your powerlessness is central to the plot is that it is on its way to delivering without fail and will, absent your own defiance or rescue to interrupt or challenge the […]
We arrived at an impasse about Tomorrow. Having become accustomed to Yesterday and moreover Today, the glee with which Tomorrow’s way should be polished and shone is instead shunned. That is a bridge too far for it, mars. The latter point, you contend, and a great many others have, too, is merely describing a discovery. It is a point I […]
“Jamaica is not going to get rich selling to three million people who are relatively poor,” says Jamaica’s Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. Sounds like gospel? Many of us have been fed this rubbish. What this statement reveals in no uncertain terms is the poverty that afflicts us. Specifically, the disregard and contempt with which we […]
Given the choice between the rule of a Colonizer or the misrule of your freshly minted independent peers, the opportunity for Sovereignty makes the choice a no-brainer. After all, we, too, are men in the same way the Colonizers are men. No? Nobody admits to misrule being a possibility or, worse, a feature of how we will govern prior to […]
“Bad luck worse than obeah” was the crescendo to a litany of misfortune being recited. Ordinarily, I would’ve been sympathetic, even empathized, as I, too, had experienced dizzying reversals and incomprehensible setbacks as victory beckoned mockingly. It might have been the coffee. It was neither hot nor cold on the first sip or the second. It was insipid. The coffee […]
A rampaging batsman plundering the bowling is a joy to see unless the batsman is on the other team. At that point, arresting the flow of runs, not taking wickets, is the priority. As good as the batsman is, an opposing captain has to juxtapose the batsman’s performance against the quality of the bowling and fielding and make the changes […]
If failure keeps you in God’s will, how is that not a good thing? The question presumes success would have wrestled you out of God’s will. It’s an interesting way to flip the script and give failure a standing ovation instead of a kick, for, after all, it has saved you from a fate worse than death. Except, failure, not […]
Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados quoted the late reggae superstar Bob Marley in challenging leaders at the recent Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles to lead by making a difference in people’s lives. Below is the transcript of the Prime Minister’s speech: “Bless my eyes this morning. Jah sun is on the rise again. The way earthly things […]
