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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Choice
Why is it important to talk about choices? We cannot escape choices. We are faced with choices daily and if we are not careful, we can end up making bad choices that can affect us negatively, and make our lives miserable forever.
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Sunday, November 02, 2008
West Indians treasure the old
My thoughts drift back to days spent sitting on that paint pan in the midst of that kitchen floor or leaning over the half open part of that said kitchen door. Do you remember those ones, the ones that you had to hook shut?
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
Remembering what the West Indian family used to be like
As we age, as we become more sophisticated, as we aspire and as we achieve, as we move on to other realms in our lives and as we unravel into our newer selves, with what we consider the finer things in life, we develop a thirst for culture.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Jamaicans bolt to prominence... and dominance at Beijing Olympic Games
The Jamaicans are becoming to Track and Field what the Chinese are to Ping Pong. Because not only are they dominating the sprints for Jamaica at these Olympic Games, but, like the Chinese, they are also providing the best results for other countries by co
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Monday, October 15, 2007
ACP and the EU should seek WTO waiver to complete EPAs
Negotiating any contract under the tyranny of the clock is almost a certain guarantee of endless problems in the future, writes Sir Ronald Sanders.
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Monday, July 23, 2007
Jamaica's retreat from nationalism
The Farquharson Institute of Public Affairs expresses deep concern about the deteriorating sense of national pride and the evident admission by the country's leadership that we are increasingly unable to operate as a fully independent country.
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Monday, December 11, 2006
Jamaica will honour African resistance in 2007 and push for reparations, says Bicentenary Committee
A member of the Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee for 2007 insists that it will be determining its own agenda next year which will be honouring black freedom fighters who fought against their enslavement.
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Monday, August 14, 2006
Should the Jamaican government do more to promote the legacy of Marcus Garvey?
As the birth date of Marcus Mosiah Garvey approaches on August 17, the Jamaican government is under increasing pressure to do more to clear Garvey’s name from the US criminal records and in general to help preserve his legacy.
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Negative attitudes to gays in Jamaica originate from Britain, not reggae music say academics
Development Minister Gareth Thomas said last week on a visit to Jamaica that rap and reggae music incited violence against gays. But respected academics suggest that he look at Britain for the origins of anti-gay attitudes.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Nothing sweet about sugar reforms for Caribbean countries as EU compensation falls short
Following an ‘intense’ meeting between CARICOM and the EU in Barbados a fortnight ago to discuss sugar reforms, both sides are preparing for round two at the end of April. In the meantime Black Britain investigates why negotiations are causing bitterness…
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