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BAJANS…WE HAVE TO DO BETTER

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If this image doesn’t tell you what I am trying to achieve here then read no further.  After reading and you are not convicted, get a new passport.  I just returned from an amazing trip meeting other bajans and literally had a phone call that stirred up the purpose for this post.  I know some backlash coming but it has to be said. So here goes… There comes a time when love for your country requires more than waving a flag, singing the anthem, celebrating Independence, or shouting “246!” when we hear another Bajan accent overseas. Sometimes patriotism requires us to look at ourselves and ask an uncomfortable question: Do we really support each other? Especially when we are living abroad. A Barbadian in a foreign country can be vulnerable in ways that people back home may never fully understand. Different laws. Different systems. Different cultures. Immigration concerns. Employment pressures. Financial pressures. Discrimination. Isolation. And sometimes outright bullyi...
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WHY? The Three-Letter Question That Changes Everything

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Three letters. W-H-Y. Perhaps no other three-letter word has the power to create so much discomfort. Ask what happened and people will give you the facts. Ask who did it and people will give you a name. Ask when it happened and they will give you a time. Ask where it happened and they will give you a location. Ask how it happened and they will explain the process. But ask why? Now we have a conversation. Because why forces us beneath the surface. It challenges us to move beyond what happened and examine the circumstances, beliefs, emotions, experiences and decisions that caused it to happen. And society does not always like doing that. The Criminal — Punish Him, or Understand Him? A person commits a crime. Our instinct is often immediate: Punish them. And there is a legitimate argument for that. Society needs rules. Victims deserve justice. Actions must have consequences. If someone steals, assaults, defrauds, abuses or kills another person, understanding their ...
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