-
Recent Posts
- Is Boris Proxying Jamaica to force out Baroness Scotland?
- Fortnight of Old Harbour Stories in Media Land
- CARIFTA Games 2022 Delivered But Needs a Refresh
- ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 – Aussies, Different Class
- The Case for Caribbean Reparations Requires High Profile Advocates and Ambassadors
- Time Dread for The Mighty Diamonds
- Cheltenham National Hunt Festival 2022: Blackmore Seals It Late
- Sanctions Against Putin Inc: 2 Decades too Late?
- International Women’s Day & the Missed Chance on Jamaica’s New Banknotes
- Warne the Wizard of Spin
- From NFL to the US Supreme Court 2 Black Female Lawyers take Centre Stage, Paradoxically
- Athletes at this years Commonwealth Games Will Be Allowed to Protest. Yeah Right.
- James “Mtume” Forman (1946 – 2022): More Than Just “Juicy Fruit”
- Holnesses and Conflicts of HEART/NTSA?
- Instant Jamaican Coffee Content – 100% Local?
Archives
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- June 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- November 2013
- October 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- March 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
Categories
- andrew holness
- ATHLETICS
- barbados
- bbc
- black history
- bob marley
- Boris Johnson
- BREXIT
- Britain
- british politics
- canada
- CARIBBEAN
- CMU
- Conservative Party
- coronavirus
- corruption
- COVID-19
- cricket
- Current affairs
- DAVID CAMERON
- donald trump
- ed miliband
- EU
- FIFA
- football
- HOME OFFICE
- human rights
- iaaf
- immigration
- inspiration
- israel
- jack warner
- jamaica
- jamaican
- jamaican politics
- jazz
- Jeremy Corbyn
- JLP
- journalism
- LABOUR PARTY
- LONDON
- media
- Media
- middle east
- music
- NEWS
- obama
- old harbour
- Pandemic
- Peter Phillips
- photography
- pnp
- politics
- reggae
- Romney
- slavery
- SNP
- sport
- sports
- theresa May
- Time Magazine
- tony blair
- Tory Party
- track and field
- Trump
- uk
- uk elections
- uk politics
- usa
- usain bolt
- us elections
- west indies
- west indies cricket
- WINDRUSH
- Windrush Scandal
Goodreads
Gary’s Latest Tweets
- Smiles like Jacinda - not any more: Harness racer owners ordered to change horse's name stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/1… 13 hours ago
- Nelly Lahoud has spent the last few years poring over files/ documents that make up Osama Bin Laden’s personal pap… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 13 hours ago
- Who tears people away from their families and flies them halfway around the world? The UK government | Lisa Hanna theguardian.com/commentisfree/… 17 hours ago
- @BBCLauraKT The Revenge of Nadine against C4 for burying Brookside under a watershed. 1 day ago
- Headmistress sent to jail in Assam for bringing cooked beef to school newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/ma… via @NewIndianXpress 1 day ago
Flickr Photos
Category Archives: BBC
World Championship 2019 – Doha Saved by the Athletes
With the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Outdoor Championship Athletics in Doha, Qatar, at an end, I am still bemused why this event was held there in the first place. From the moment Qatar was given the mantle … Continue reading
Posted in athletics, BBC, sport, sports, Uncategorized
Tagged ATHLETICS, corruption, iaaf, sports, sports writing, track and field
Leave a comment
US Mid-Term Elections 2018 – Some of the Winners & Losers
US Mid-term Elections 2018 Winners Donald Trump – Despite his unpopularity, Trump played a blinder on the campaign trail and ensured the Republicans held their Senate Majority. Just. Mitch McConnell – The Republican Senate Leader has more wriggle room to … Continue reading
Bailey vs Khan – London 2020
Shaun Bailey, 47, was recently selected as the Conservative Party’s candidate for the 2020 Mayor of London race. This announcement has not made a big splash beyond political media circles. But it really should. Shaun Bailey is black of Jamaican … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, RMT, uk politics, united kingdom, westminster, WINDRUSH
Tagged LONDON POLITICS, Mayor of London, sadiq khan, Shaun Bailey
Leave a comment
Windrush Generation Let Down by All of Us
Quite rightly the Theresa May led Conservative government deserves the public outrage hitting them now over the Windrush scandal. In 2013, when then Home Secretary Theresa May drafted her immigration policy there was not this tumultuous outrage happening today. But while … Continue reading
The Trump Presidency so far – Winners and Losers
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both – Niccolo Machiavelli It certainly feels like 3 years since Donald J. Trump won the US Presidential election, even though he defeated Hillary Clinton just over 12 months … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, bill clinton, Current affairs, Democratic Party, dnc, donald trump, england, GOP, hillary clinton, Immigration, journalism, journalist, media, politics, Republican Party, US Elections
Tagged Black, donald trump, George W Bush, Heather Nauert, israel, Maxine Waters, Nikki Haley, Robert Mueller, Susan Collins
Leave a comment
IAAF Prize Money Sucks: Do Athletes Need Their Heads Testing?
Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and other top athletes are in the final stages preparing for the IAAF World Championship Athletics at the Olympic Stadium in London this August. Next to the Summer Olympic Games the biennial IAAF World Championship is … Continue reading
Posted in anti-doping, athletics, BBC, olympics, sport, sports
Tagged Allyson Felix, ATHLETICS, iaaf, mo farah, prize money, sebastian coe, sports, track and field, usain bolt
Leave a comment
UK General Elections: Winners and Losers
The UK electorate produced another fascinating election result to match those elections of 2015 and 2010. I did expect a hung parliament but never imagined the Labour Party to win in places like Kensington and Canterbury. (Thomas Beckett must be … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Boris Johnson, BREXIT, britain, British Labour Party, british politics, Current affairs, david cameron, england, great britain, jeremy corbyn, journalism, labour party, NEWS, politics, theresa May, UK NEWS
Tagged Amber Rudd, british politics, Diane Abbott, DUP, GE2017, General Elections, hung parliament, Jeremy Corbyn, LABOUR PARTY, NEWS, Ruth Davidson, theresa May, Tory Party, uk elections, uk politics
Leave a comment
Corbyn’s Escape to Victory?
Sometimes even when you have consistently underperformed at your job, an opportunity to finally shine presents itself that is too-good-to-be-true. British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has that chance thanks to Prime Minister Theresa May calling a general election for … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Boris Johnson, BREXIT, britain, British Labour Party, british politics, canada, Current affairs, donald trump, england, great britain, jeremy corbyn, justin trudeau, labour party, NEWS, politics, theresa May, UK NEWS, uk politics, united kingdom
Tagged british labour party, british politics, Conservative Party, great britain, Jeremy Corbyn, justin trudeau, SNP, theresa May, uk politics
1 Comment
WADA & Their Excuses for TUEs
When news broke that sports stars took banned substances with the blessing of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), I was not that surprised. As back in 2014 I saw a report from Kent Universty highlighted that… ‘70% of top UK swimmers … Continue reading
Posted in anti-doping, BBC, britain, olympics, wada
Tagged anti doping, doping, drugs in sports, olympics, sports, Sports politics
1 Comment