Category: News and Views

11 Year-old Rape Victim Gives Birth in Paraguay

The story of an eleven year-old girl in Paraguay giving birth by cesarean section is a heart-wrenching one. The little girl, a victim of rape was denied an abortion because Paraguayan strict abortion laws would not allow it.

The girl 42 year-old stepfather was arrested and charged with rape and abuse. The girl’s mother was also charged with child neglect and complicity.

It is disheartening to know that this child had to endure so much trauma. She suffered sexual abuse which goes back as far as 2013 with no one to protect her. Now she has motherhood thrust upon her without getting the chance to enjoy her childhood.

One must question how much Paraguay is doing to protect the rights of children. Reports states that about 684 girls between the ages of 10-14 gave birth in 2014. Most of them were victims of sexual abuse. Help Save our girls. Fight against child abuse.

Presidential Debate 2016

I am one of those people looking forward to the first 2016 Presidential Debate scheduled to take place tomorrow August 6. Donald Trump in the presidential race makes it all the more interesting. Maybe he will keep his cool tomorrow and not say anything rash but knowing Donald I am not holding my breath. I expect an exciting and interesting debate.

Curbing Crime

The number one problem in most countries across the world is that of fighting crime. It is like a cancer and like cancer we can’t seem to find the cure. We are now in the month of August and in Jamaica the number of people murdered since the start of the year is over six hundred. People ask what is The Government doing. Here in New York City gun crime is at a high and people ask what is the Mayor doing.

Ironically people do not seem to understand that maintaining a crime free society is not just the job of The Government or the Mayor, we all have a part to play. How much are we as citizens are doing to raise children who will not one day become a menace to society. Most of these criminals come from a home. Some have mothers, brothers, sisters, girlfriends and wives who are aware that they have guns and are involved in criminal activities. In certain communities people know those among them who are involved in criminal activities so why is no one doing anything.

People cannot continue to shield criminals, wash the bloody clothes, lie for them and enable them to continue in a life of crime. Those who do are no better than the criminals. Parents must take their responsibility of parenting more seriously. Many of these criminals are products of poor parenting. Instill values in children, encourage them not to join gangs and to respect people’s lives and property. The fight against crime should not rest solely on The Government or The Mayor. It should begin with us.

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Another Victim of Senseless Killing

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The tape continues to play over and over again. It is as if is stuck on replay, the all familiar scene of families grieving the loss of loved ones. The questions that resonate in my mind is are we putting guns in the wrong hands. Are the people we put in positions of authority mentally, physically and morally capable of making the right judgement and decisions as they carry out the job of protecting lives.  There is something morally wrong in unnecessarily taking the lives of the very people you take an oath to protect. Life is the most precious gift we all have. Don’t take that gift from someone unnecessarily.  Rest In Peace Samuel Dubose.

A Tribute to Bobbi Kristina


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You fought a long fight but you lost the battle,
We wanted you to stay a while longer
But God had another plan.
Perhaps it was because He saw what none of us could see.
Maybe more sorrow and pain was in store for you from which He wanted you to be free.
We might never know the answer but one thing we know for sure in the sweet arms of the Savior pain you will know no more.
Walk good Bobbi Kristina and may God’s perpetual light shine upon you. Rest In Peace.

Donald Trump For President

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I was never a big fan of Donald Trump. One of the main reason being that he somehow always manages to say the wrong things at the wrong time. When I first hear of his announcement to run for president I was one of those who laughed. The idea of taking him serious seemed ludicrous. However one thing about Donald Trump is that you either love him or hate him but you can’t ignore him.

He is one of the few people who have enough guts to call out the media and bring into focus the fact that we cannot trust the media. He went up a notch in my book for that. The media manipulate the news and media houses like Fox News even manufacture their own news filled with half-truths and lies. Another issue I admired him for speaking up about is the arrest of Sandra Bland.

Trump is now leading in the Republican polls but I doubt very much they will select him to run for President. Trump beats his own drum and dance to his own tune. He is not someone they will be able to control. He is no ones puppet and they know it. I am watching closely to see how this is going to play out. It is going to be a very interesting Presidential Election.

Sandra Bland Death

We made never know what happened to Sandra Bland or how she died but what we all know is that something went horribly wrong. A routine traffic stop should never have escalated to the level that it did and failing to signal should never have resulted in the death of this woman. The truth is she should never have been in that jail cell in the first place. The problem in this world is that not everyone is able to handle power. Put power in the hands of some and they abuse it and play God. Respect for life should be equal to all mankind. Citizens need to respect the lives of the police and in like manner the police respect the lives of citizens.

My prayers to the family of Sandra Bland who will forever ask the question why. Why was she arrested in the first place and how did she die? They may never find the answers but they can take comfort in the fact that someone higher up knows what happened to this young woman. People who do wrong often look back, front and sideways but they seldom look up. God is watching us all and they family can taking comfort knowing that her death will not go unpunished if she was murdered because God is a just God. There is one interesting question which no one has so far answered. Where did Sandra Bland get the plastic trash bag from to hang herself?

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Selfishness, Greed and Hatred

Selfishness, Hatred and Greed are like diseases spreading across the world. Man kill one another on a daily basis as if life is meaningless and they have the right to decide who dies and who lives. How can one take the most precious gift given to another and think that it’s okay?  There is nothing heroic about being a murderer. In fact many are cowards who find power only when they have a gun in their hand and even then they remain cowards because they kill and then hide.

Selfishness and greed have allowed some to become insensitive to the plight of others. The extent of how greed have taken over have manifested itself in that Detroit Doctor Farid Fata who was accused of intentionally misdiagnosing over 500 people and subjecting them to cancer treatment although they did not have the disease. According to court records, he submitted approximately $225 million in claims to Medicare over six years. He pleaded guilty to 13 counts of Medicare fraud.

The sad truth is that he is not the only one guilty of this practice. Cancer treatment has become a multi-million dollar industry, which might be part of the reason that we have not yet found a cure. The powers that be are more interested in coming up with expensive treatments that will continue to keep their bank accounts fat.  They are not interested in finding a cure and anyone holding their breath waiting to hear the announcement of a cure would sooner die from lack of air. If they find one believe me we will never hear about it. In fact there are many biologic drugs currently on the market which are known to increase the risk of cancer and yet we wonder why cancer cases continue to rise.

Any chance to find a cure for cancer will only come about when doctors go back to being doctors and less like businessmen and woman and patients are viewed as people and less like commodities. But lets face it who is going to be brave enough to stand up to these big drug companies and institutions who are making billions from cancer treatment? Let’s just say I am not holding my breath…

Caitlyn Jenner Award

We live in a hypocritical world where celebrities are revered and praised and the ordinary men and women go unrecognized. Caitlyn Jenner receiving an award for courage is a total mockery and nothing more than a publicity stunt. An award for courage should be given to a person who had to defy the odds in the face of adversity and emerge victorious. This was not the case of Jenner. He had a strong support system and millions cheering him on and not only that he had the promise of his own Reality TV Show for his troubles.

I have said it before and I will say it again. The real hero is the first person who made this transition at a time when it was taboo. That person paved the way for others. The true heroes are transgender children who have had to endure ridicule and nonacceptance and yet stood bravely in the face of adversity to be their true selves, that takes courage. The true heroes are the men and women who put their lives on the line everyday to keep us safe. Heroes are the men who will battle fires to save lives at the risk of suffering injuries themselves. My point is that there are so many others deserving of the ESPY Award for Courage. Unfortunately they are not celebrities and therefore will never be recognized.