The message of peace
AT THIS time of year, it is to be hoped that the message of peace is resonating in every heart, in accordance with the reason for the season the birth of the Prince of Peace. Peace, it has been said, is not the absence of conflict but the...
Driving into Christmas
THE STORY of Christmas is one that has kept generations of Christians alive and constantly living in hope of Christ's second coming. 'At this time of the year, we share gifts with our families and friends and the more generous among us share with...
Grand Market
TODAY IS Grand Market Day. Those of us who hail from the rural areas can remember the importance this day had for the small farmer and the rural communities. It was the day when the best of the year's produce was taken or sent to the local market...
Far-far, big-big and nuff-nuff
MY FATHER kept chickens in our backyard. They were common fowls. He had about two dozen of them, and there was always one rooster. He was big-big in comparison to his brood of females. He had a bushy tail which curved into the air, and a red...
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