Masking Anxieties About COVID-19

I wonder why out-of-order sceptics have such an investment in stopping others from wearing a mask. Could it be that they are masking their own anxiety about the risks of not wearing a mask?

Science, High Science and the War On COVID-19

Instead of calmly responding to the legitimate concerns of the majority of Jamaicans who are refusing vaccination for a variety of reasons, Andrew Holness appears to be losing his grip on reality.

A Face Mask Is Like a Condom

No sane person would have sex with a stranger without using a condom. That’s my analogy for not hitching up on people who are not wearing masks properly.

Jamaica Governed By Insanity

Many of us are acting insanely. We are afraid of taking the vaccine that will provide a measure of protection against COVID-19.

No Vaccine For Protection From Ignorance

Anti-COVID vaccines are designed to help us all get back to some kind of normal life. But many people are afraid of getting vaccinated because of conspiracy theorists spewing pure nonsense.

Craven Choke Puppy Dog

The Jamaican proverb about the dog that chokes because of greed came to mind as I kept thinking about the way in which the Holness administration appears to have mismanaged the coronavirus pandemic. Let me make it absolutely clear that my use of the proverb is not intended to suggest that the leadership of the...

Yu Nuh Fi Put Goat Mouth Pon Yuself!

COVID-19 mash up mi Christmas. Nobody nah come a mi yard fi dinner dis ya year./ COVID-19 mash op mi Krismos. Nobadi naa kom a mi yaad fi dina dis ya ier./ COVID-19 has wrecked my Christmas. Nobody is coming to my home for dinner this year.

Facing Facts On COVID-19 In Jamaica

A fool’s paradise is not an ideal destination. Not for Jamaicans or tourists, for that matter!

Zooming Into a New Decade

Two Fridays ago, I celebrated my 70th birthday. Well, that’s merely my chronological age. I’d like to believe that my biological age is much, much younger. Fun and joke aside, I’ve been reflecting on some of the lessons I’ve learned over the last seventy years that are particularly relevant in these dread times.

Jamaica going up in smoke

Until we start prosecuting lawbreakers for setting fires, nothing will change. Jamaica will just continue to go up in smoke.