I learned the truth about Tony Dread January in 1985, and other valuable lessons that I have carried with me since then.

Don't spare the rod and spoil the child is a saying often repeated by Jamaican parents. I wondered if that was why Cutie's uncle hurt her so badly. Sherry-Ann Moxie and I wondered what we could do to stop it.

1985 started with roadblocks and protests because of fuel hikes and The city of Kingston was brought to a standstill. I learned a lot from that uprising.

By Christmas 1984 Fitzroy was back and with him a whole slew of trouble.

Tragedy struck shortly after September morning in 1984 and Big 9 was shrouded in sadness.

It was 1984 and I was starting grade 1, Big 9 was a toxic and turbulent environment, my parents were not on good terms and my sister Annette had swapped one bad boy for the next

After the police raid Big 9 became a potpourri of unhappiness.

In 1984, 354 civilians were killed by the police in Jamaica and Annette's actions could have made me casualty 355.