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
I rarely use my blog for activism. It generally is my arena for philosophical reflection whenever I cannot identify conversation partners. This will be an exception. These are exceptional times. Exceptional approaches are warranted. To borrow some of Mia Motley‘s words, we are likely to be living in a multi-crisis environment for some time. We simply have to … More Captain of my soul
The original title of this article was ‘The tenuousness and tenacity of Caribbean civilization’. However after working through the ideas i have decided to treat the two issues separately, so be prepared for a pessimistic end. From the dawn of history, all coastal civilizations, as is the Caribbean, have had certain common characteristics which make … More The Tenuousness of Caribbean Civilization
In pre-independent Jamaica, government, for the most part, was instrument of exploitation; while church was, in the main, nurturer of society, catalyst of change and defender of the people… or so goes one narrative among others seeking to provide leadership in our emerging Caribbean civilization. That perspective that sees church and school ideally as chief … More Pools of Knowledge, Pillars of Power: Coming in from the cold
“The settlement of Jamaica was not financed by any joint-stock company as in New England or Virginia; or by any lord proprietor offering venture capital, as in some Southern colonies in the USA; or by the Crown as in some other colonies. Some early Jamaicans brought their wealth from Barbados and Nevis. Others acquired wealth … More Resilience or Reliance: The courage to embrace brave old ways
I really would love to wish everybody a happy new year, but even if one is possible, I am not seeing how we in the region are preparing ourselves to receive it. I recommend the following two somber but solid speeches below from CARICOM chairman, Mia Motley and the Caribbean’s most senior statesman, Prime Minister … More Jamaica land we love -The stories we tell
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