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Columns
Government should put people first
I am convinced those who govern do not respect us. Politicians slide from promise to promise instead of implementing one then move on. No public service works well, yet we see no urgency by Cabinet to perfect, say, education or health care for all. They start boldly, but end poorly; no... Read More
Manners and civility
When did we lose our civility? Once upon a time, the greatest compliment that could be paid was to be thought of as “mannersable”. Now it seems that, in the hustle and bustle of the new and modern world, manners has been left behind. Read More
Jamaica's political orphans: The 1980 legacy
Watching the jubilant green massive of Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters descend unto Kingston and stream into the National Arena last Sunday for the JLP's 76th Annual Conference was a truly captivating spectacle. The annual conferences of both of our mass-based... Read More
Is there a case for paying our politicians more?
Let us start with the issue of whether we are satisfied with their performance. If the answer to this question is yes, then there is no issue. Read More
Understanding Lee-Chin's latest jeremiad
In his recent presentation on the work of the Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman Michael Lee-Chin lamented the stumbling block represented by the civil service in getting economic growth in the country. He spoke against the background of the anaemic growth in the economy and specifically the... Read More
Medical cannabis: A new horizon for small Jamaican cultivators
Rules are not made to be broken. The principles that underpin the development and use of therapies from cannabis are not to be “juggled”. Globally, we are now seeing the calamity caused by breaking these rules. The list of examples is long. These include using cheaper, fake... Read More
The Bustamante Hospital débâcle
In the past few days social media and different news outlets have been awash with stories of the fracas between politician and doctor at our premier paediatric care institution. In the court of public opinion, both parties are alternatively heroes or villains depending... Read More
Common causes, North and South
It was quite a week with an energetic Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Journalism Week, the history-making address by children to Parliament's Lower House, and the celebration of Digicel Foundation's 15th anniversary. Read More
Justice fi patois speakers!
During the early days of National Heritage Month (October), and also during the celebration of the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages, there were some discussions on patois. There was a call for a patois translation competition to salute Louise... Read More
End rape — an intolerable cost to society
If I could have one wish granted, it might well be a total end to rape. That means a significant weapon of war gone from the arsenal of conflict, the absence of a daily risk assessment for girls and women in public and private spaces, the removal of a violent assertion... Read More
When Holness speaks...
The paste can also strangle the owner who ground it. — Kakwa Proverb, South Sudan Read More
A matter of alliances and allegiances
Wha sweet nanny goat ah go run him belly — Jamaican proverb Read More
While the health sector languishes... 'people are a deadin'
On October 14, 2015 this newspaper published an article I wrote entitled 'More than lip service needed for Ja's health care'. Four years have passed and we are at it again. Read More
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