Hard Sayings

The recent tragic killing of Cora Thompson on church grounds in Western Jamaica during a worship service has shaken many to their core. Having lived in a bubble for the past few weeks, I have just been reading the comments giving voice to the national reaction and have taken notice of the many questions the … More Hard Sayings

Developments

There is now no doubt in my mind. AFREG will be a significant force catalyzing change in political realities in Africa and her Diasporas. As usual, as with everything in the political domain, there will be significant challenges from without and within as contest and compromise map out their constituency boundaries. However, in terms of … More Developments

Diasporation

Dispersion was the secret ingredient that led to the widespread and rapid propagation of the gospel in the beginning and the same is true today, perhaps now more than ever before. This was decidedly expressed in the recent Lausanne document on world evangelism: The State of the Great Commission, a monumental work of intellect and … More Diasporation

A Caribbean SOS

I believe the Caribbean is at an inflection point. The cushions that sustained our post-independence development model, preferential trade, migration as safety valve, the assumption that the rules-based order would protect small states, have been stripped away. What replaces them is not yet determined, it could be a deeper dependency, likely a scramble for bilateral … More A Caribbean SOS

Love for Haiti

Interesting how Haiti keeps on popping up everywhere I turn my attention to these days … in Sid Bartley’s presentation on Jamaica: Cultural superstate which every Jamaican should hear, in Rev Jackson’s memorial service, in conversations in which I play no role in initiating: Haiti always seems in our thoughts. I found Steven Golding’s historical … More Love for Haiti

Sovereign Intelligence

With all the talk about the Rules-based International Order collapsing and the anxiety over what will the emergent global body politic look like when the game reverts to Big-fish-eat-small-fish, I feel compelled to make some comments on basic ideas that no longer represent a consensus of human opinion, and why, and what to do about … More Sovereign Intelligence

So much things to say

My article last year this time, Coming in from the cold landed me several networking opportunities, and speaking engagements and was published in a pan African journal from out of Guyana. I was in Dominica at the time reflecting on how Marley’s legacy can yet impact upon Caribbean realities in ways beyond the profane cultural … More So much things to say

Chrismography

The point of chrismography is not to endorse, nor even comment on the peculiar religious cultures, traditions and theologies of those involved; but merely to offer visual stimulation focused on interactions with Spirit that demonstrate human potential beyond the frameworks of Billiard-ball mechanical cosmological theories that postulate randomness rather than intelligence (Design) as the engine … More Chrismography

Unity or Bust

At a time when some have expressed concern that our civilizational project might be under threat by the present intimidation, this is a refreshing breath and reminder that the foundations of our civilization are made of sturdier stuff, but also that we have a burden in our generation to ‘rebuild the city walls’ – restore … More Unity or Bust