Archive for 'Columns'
A letter from Michael Moore: If That 'Mosque' ISN'T Built, This Is No Longer America
I am opposed to the building of the “mosque” two blocks from Ground Zero. I want it built on Ground Zero. Why? Because I believe in an America that protects those who are the victims of [...]
St. Kitts' Hidden Secrets
Frigate Bay Basseterre, St. Kitts – While many secrets are best kept secret, others are just too good not to be told. These priceless St. Kitts treasures have long remained “under the radar,†yet they’re sure [...]
Commentary: Can Antigua and Barbuda's economy be restored?
It is common knowledge that residents and citizens can’t rely on remittances from abroad as the global market struggle to recover from a prolonged recession. But with declining tax revenues, the underlying structure governing economic stability [...]
Burning Spear Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost Review
Winston Rodney’s first album to attract acclaim beyond Jamaica reissued with bonus dubs. The Jamaican singer and wordsmith Winston Rodney was born in Saint Ann’s Bay. This is the same parish that spawned Marcus Garvey, a [...]
QUOTABLE CARIBBEAN
“The significance of this arrest (the arrest of alleged drug trafficker José Figueroa-Agosto of the Dominican Republic) can’t be overstated. He was the head of a major drug trafficking organization. This arrest shows that the bad [...]
Book Review: Jamaican by Birth American by Choice
About the book Legally sanctioned racial bias no longer exists in America. Nonetheless, bias remains a deeply divisive and debilitating scourge that ravages social intercourse. The inevitability of increasing diversity presents a severe dilemma that divides [...]
REAL TALK: The People We Are…
Of the many sons of the Jamaica soil worth reflecting on as we celebrate emancipation and independence, few in the field of arts and entertainment are more deserving of our attention than singer songwriter and now [...]
Who will Dudus sing on first?
Christopher “Dudus” Coke My phone rang on Thursday at about noon. The caller was a source that I have had about three years now. The person operated abroad and had close links to one of the [...]
The State of Reggae
The New York reggae scene – specifically concerts, promoters and the paying public seem to be in a flux. The last spate of shows did not go well. Does the problem lie at the feet of [...]
CARIBBEAN MUCH MORE THAN PARADISE, SAYS BAJAN ARTIST
The Caribbean is much more than paradise or a playground for the rich and the famous as many throughout the world believe. In fact, the region became one of the world’s first examples of globalization because [...]
FORMER CRESCENT ALL AGE PRINCIPAL CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY
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THIRD WORLD BAND RETURNS TO FLORIDA MEMORIAL WEEKEND
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PM says Air Jamaica a source of pride, but too costly
Wonderful article man, I certainly like the look and also the feel of