“Don’t shoot the messenger”, a comment often heard in our political circles and debates. I can recall many years ago while still in my teens and perhaps what may be considered formative years.
It was...
While having coffee, a gentleman slightly older than I asked a question with gravity in his voice. He asked: “Khalid, what has happened to us?” He then said: “Somebody needs to tell the story because,...
As a columnist I don’t wish to be partisan by failing to speak about any matter of public concern. The recent remarks that the Minister of National Security confirms to have been said by him are graph...
What legacy would you like to see our youth leave behind? Better said, what legacy should they want to leave behind for themselves?
I can almost hear the rumbling thoughts in the many adults’ minds w...
Under our parliamentary style of democracy, the leader of the country who is called Premier must first gain a seat in Parliament. They then must be selected by the majority of the House of Assembly an...
Some years ago Dame Lois Browne-Evans said in a speech, “People complain about the Westminster system, but the problem is they don’t know how to improve upon it”. Her comments were heartfelt and, afte...
I recall one evening, somewhere around 1968, being shocked out of my boots at a political rally at Devonshire Recreation Club when Arthur Hodgson said in a speech with his bellowing deep voice: “The o...
The conversation about the long march for human dignity will cross many borders of thought. Depending, of course, on how one defines a human, or what is the criterion of being a human, will set the pa...
There is one thing that holds true: people don’t always know what they want, but they do know what they don’t want.
This shows when looking at politics and the evolution of ideas of freedom and democ...
My apologies, but I have to interrupt my writing today to report a dream. Last Monday night, I had a long but very clear dream. The location was Cedar Hill, Warwick — the entire hillside, including al...
