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I I have tremendous respect for Sheila Sealy Monteith, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. That is precisely why I find myself in the uncomfortable position of responding to yesterday’s Jamaica Observer article, “No Fallout,
October 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I I have tremendous respect for Sheila Sealy Monteith, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. That is precisely why I find myself in the uncomfortable position of responding to yesterday’s Jamaica Observer article, “No Fallout,
In the final days of September, Jamaicans again heard two different messages from within the highest level of Government on the Firearms Act.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/when-leadership-speaks-with-two-voices-519?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/when-leadership-speaks-with-two-voices-519?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
October 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
In the final days of September, Jamaicans again heard two different messages from within the highest level of Government on the Firearms Act.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/when-leadership-speaks-with-two-voices-519?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/when-leadership-speaks-with-two-voices-519?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
I have a confession to make: I am not a fan of flying!
However, for someone who works in media and communications, travel often comes with the territory.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/science-beneath-the-surface?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
However, for someone who works in media and communications, travel often comes with the territory.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/science-beneath-the-surface?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
October 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I have a confession to make: I am not a fan of flying!
However, for someone who works in media and communications, travel often comes with the territory.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/science-beneath-the-surface?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
However, for someone who works in media and communications, travel often comes with the territory.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/science-beneath-the-surface?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Editor’s Note: I am pleased to share this guest feature by Jamaican journalist and communications professional Keisha A. Hill JP. https://leogilling.substack.com/p/science-beneath-the-surface?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
September 29, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Editor’s Note: I am pleased to share this guest feature by Jamaican journalist and communications professional Keisha A. Hill JP. https://leogilling.substack.com/p/science-beneath-the-surface?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
True Caribbean political leaders- those who rise to the challenge of their people, lift the confidence of a region, and represent Black people before the world- do not come often.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/the-night-i-came-close-to-meeting?r=55zxh
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/the-night-i-came-close-to-meeting?r=55zxh
September 28, 2026 at 12:34 AM
True Caribbean political leaders- those who rise to the challenge of their people, lift the confidence of a region, and represent Black people before the world- do not come often.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/the-night-i-came-close-to-meeting?r=55zxh
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/the-night-i-came-close-to-meeting?r=55zxh
I listened carefully as Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange spoke about reparatory justice from the British Crown and the Government of the United Kingdom.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/loyal-subjects-jamaica-reparations?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/loyal-subjects-jamaica-reparations?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
September 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I listened carefully as Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange spoke about reparatory justice from the British Crown and the Government of the United Kingdom.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/loyal-subjects-jamaica-reparations?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/loyal-subjects-jamaica-reparations?r=55zxh&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
There was a time when Jamaicans overseas were too often seen mainly as the people who sent barrels home.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/we-are-not-just-remittances-the-diaspora?r=55zxh&utm_medium=iosT
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/we-are-not-just-remittances-the-diaspora?r=55zxh&utm_medium=iosT
September 24, 2026 at 4:22 AM
There was a time when Jamaicans overseas were too often seen mainly as the people who sent barrels home.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/we-are-not-just-remittances-the-diaspora?r=55zxh&utm_medium=iosT
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/we-are-not-just-remittances-the-diaspora?r=55zxh&utm_medium=iosT
I came of age in the eras of Sir Alexander Bustamante and Donald Sangster, but I became politically aware during the years of Hugh Shearer, Michael Manley, and the first Edward Seaga administration.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/democratic-socialism-was-not-abstract?r=55zxh
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/democratic-socialism-was-not-abstract?r=55zxh
September 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I came of age in the eras of Sir Alexander Bustamante and Donald Sangster, but I became politically aware during the years of Hugh Shearer, Michael Manley, and the first Edward Seaga administration.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/democratic-socialism-was-not-abstract?r=55zxh
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/democratic-socialism-was-not-abstract?r=55zxh
Symbols do not travel on their own. Real people traveled.
They raised money, obtained documents, left families and familiar communities, crossed continents, and went to Ethiopia believing they were moving toward Zion.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/the-rastas-who-went-home-shashamane?r=55zxh
They raised money, obtained documents, left families and familiar communities, crossed continents, and went to Ethiopia believing they were moving toward Zion.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/the-rastas-who-went-home-shashamane?r=55zxh
September 18, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Symbols do not travel on their own. Real people traveled.
They raised money, obtained documents, left families and familiar communities, crossed continents, and went to Ethiopia believing they were moving toward Zion.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/the-rastas-who-went-home-shashamane?r=55zxh
They raised money, obtained documents, left families and familiar communities, crossed continents, and went to Ethiopia believing they were moving toward Zion.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/the-rastas-who-went-home-shashamane?r=55zxh
Symbols do not travel on their own. Real people traveled. They raised money, obtained documents, left families and familiar communities, crossed continents, and went to Ethiopia believing they were moving toward Zion.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/the-rastas-who-went-home-shashamane?r=55zxh
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/the-rastas-who-went-home-shashamane?r=55zxh
September 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Symbols do not travel on their own. Real people traveled. They raised money, obtained documents, left families and familiar communities, crossed continents, and went to Ethiopia believing they were moving toward Zion.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/the-rastas-who-went-home-shashamane?r=55zxh
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/the-rastas-who-went-home-shashamane?r=55zxh
When Dennis Brown's sang, “Gimme that old Shashamane living, city life ain’t for me,” I sang along as a young Dennis Brown fan. The melody was enough.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/from-disregard-to-identity-what-rastafari?r=55zxh
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/from-disregard-to-identity-what-rastafari?r=55zxh
September 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
When Dennis Brown's sang, “Gimme that old Shashamane living, city life ain’t for me,” I sang along as a young Dennis Brown fan. The melody was enough.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/from-disregard-to-identity-what-rastafari?r=55zxh
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/from-disregard-to-identity-what-rastafari?r=55zxh
When Dennis Brown's sang, “Gimme that old Shashamane living, city life ain’t for me,” I sang along as a young Dennis Brown fan. The melody was enough.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/from-disregard-to-identity-what-rastafari?r=55zxh
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/from-disregard-to-identity-what-rastafari?r=55zxh
September 15, 2026 at 1:04 PM
When Dennis Brown's sang, “Gimme that old Shashamane living, city life ain’t for me,” I sang along as a young Dennis Brown fan. The melody was enough.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/from-disregard-to-identity-what-rastafari?r=55zxh
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/from-disregard-to-identity-what-rastafari?r=55zxh
When I arrived in Canada, I attended a documentary about the first time Black people entered the country. Many were West Indians in the Domestic Scheme of the 1950s.
That caught my attention.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/from-forced-exile-to-return-the-long?r=55zxh
That caught my attention.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/from-forced-exile-to-return-the-long?r=55zxh
September 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
When I arrived in Canada, I attended a documentary about the first time Black people entered the country. Many were West Indians in the Domestic Scheme of the 1950s.
That caught my attention.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/from-forced-exile-to-return-the-long?r=55zxh
That caught my attention.
https://leogilling.substack.com/p/from-forced-exile-to-return-the-long?r=55zxh
Thanks for that representation, ACLU.
I’m not sure how one person can attempt to tear down 400 years of tested and retested law.
You showed your value today, when it truly counts.
Let’s hope it holds—and pays off.
I’m not sure how one person can attempt to tear down 400 years of tested and retested law.
You showed your value today, when it truly counts.
Let’s hope it holds—and pays off.
April 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Thanks for that representation, ACLU.
I’m not sure how one person can attempt to tear down 400 years of tested and retested law.
You showed your value today, when it truly counts.
Let’s hope it holds—and pays off.
I’m not sure how one person can attempt to tear down 400 years of tested and retested law.
You showed your value today, when it truly counts.
Let’s hope it holds—and pays off.
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March 28, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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Several persons have asked, “When are we going to hear from you since your book is published, Leo?” Well, here we go. Listen to Tony Anthony today to hear some things about me that you never heard before. A “No holds barred interview” Make sure to listen and ask your questions.
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Several persons have asked, “When are we going to hear from you since your book is published, Leo?” Well, here we go. Listen to Tony Anthony today to hear some things about me that you never heard before. A “No holds barred interview” Make sure to listen and ask your questions.
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From Shadows To Sunshine: My Jamaica Boyhood.
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From Shadows To Sunshine: My Jamaica Boyhood.
