Photo credit: Jamaica gleaner Former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson has ex[ressed his “indescribable” personal torment over the deepening political and humanitarian crisis in Cuba. He says the crisis was made worse by the absence of the bold political courage once shown in the era of Michael Manley. The Gleaner reports that Patterson was among 10…
I hear the Nigerian government has enacted a law banning film producers from exhibiting money making rituals in their productions. I would think that’s an act of treating common ring worm at the expense of leprosy. In the first instance, do such films generally promote money making rituals? Or do they promote the futility of…
Compass April 1, 2010 The head has always held a prominent and spectacularly unique position in human evaluation and in most cultures it has been accorded spiritual significance. The head is regarded in biblical terms as both the symbol of authority and source of authority in human relationships. The biblical Jesus is regarded as the…
Photo credit: Arab News At least five bodies of migrants, including two women, have been washed ashore in Qasar al-Akyyar, a coastal town in the east of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, a police officer told Reuters on Saturday. Hassan Al-Ghawil, head of investigations at the Qasr Al-Akhyar police station, said that according to people in the area,…
African countries are showing steady gains in political rights and press freedom, showing stronger democratic openness. However, weak rule of law and corruption control continue to limit overall governance performance across much of the continent. The Business Insider Africa reports that governance usually sounds like a dry policy word politicians throw around at conferences. But…
To some people, I am a spoilsport as far as the Buhari government is concerned. This is because they erroneously believe that, no matter what the government does, I will criticise it. Well, I’m not in the habit of criticising anyhow. I am shocking them with my views on the whistle-blowing policy of the government….
