Last week, Shaggy ignited a firestorm among members of the diaspora. He made disparaging comments that basically denied the very existence of active diaspora community leaders, insinuating that the diaspora isn’t organizing and quote - “actively supporting causes in Jamaica”. Before observing the statement he made word for word, I admit I was defending the spirit of his statement. I agree, as do many expatriates, that the diaspora is not well organized and might seem ineffective because of that.More...