Respec' due
IN ONE of my first speeches to a political audience over 20 years ago, I employed the then popular expression "respec' due" as a refrain to drive home the message that a Michael Manley-led PNP administration would give the Jamaican people the respect that was their due and that would lay the foundation for them to be successful in their own country.
On to Year 3
ALL 2.7 million of us 'a yard' and God He knows how many Jamaicans abroad have had our say on the performance of the Government over the past two years in office and the state of the country today.
The rise of militant atheism
Is religion good for society? Is the Bible really a good book let alone 'The Good Book'? And does God really exist? Can we prove it? A group of militant atheists have been giving a resounding and vehement "No!" to all these questions, much to the consternation of Christians.
What if Semenya were a Jamaican?
Would Jamaica have added an eighth gold medal to its haul at the recently concluded World Athletics Championships if Caster Semenya had been a Jamaican?
The political economy of the global sports industry
Jamaicans from all walks of life are engaged in an intense discussion regarding what the phenomenal success at the IAAF World Championships implies for the development of the country's productive forces (the human, natural and physical resources within the island).
Government and Opposition at a time of crisis
At any time of economic and social crisis a country needs its strongest governance possible. It needs an active democracy more than ever to give moral, political and national legitimacy to whatever government decides to do. The real test of government and democracy does not come in good times. It comes in bad times.
Officialdom and the athletes
There has been a series of incidents at the recently concluded IAAF World Championships in Berlin which are very disturbing. The continued poor relationship between the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) and the MVP Club continues, and in the long run the athletes suffer.