New York Escorts: Redemption Songs at Calabash
The competing legacies of Norman Manley’s grand vision of social justice versus the all-pervasive culture of the enforcing gun must have shaped the consciousness of the residents of Range – whether we knew it or not. Furthermore, the association of the Manley name with the firing range evokes the way in which politicians of all stripes were seduced by the power of the gun. After all, the commanders of both the People’s National Party and the Jamaica Labour Party camps depended on dubious henchmen to do their bidding.
No justice, no peace
At the British Airways lounge at Gatwick, I was fortunate to run into our EU ambassador who immediately asked how I was getting home. A true knight in shining armour, Marco courteously offered escort service. So we pulled out from the airport in a four-car convoy with armed security! Of course, we bypassed Norman Gardens/Range and Mountain View Avenue. But the armed guards reminded me that I was back home on the firing range.