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Columns
A good laugh at ourselves never hurts
Jamaica's indigenous culture remains the saving grace for a country battered by crime, economic woes, indiscipline, natural disasters, and political wranglings. We have been repeatedly savaged by acts of violence and a coarseness that has threatened to uproot our social stability. It must be the... Read More
Nation on the brink: Take off or fall off?
Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror...for without victory, there is no survival. — Winston Churchill Read More
Judging the Caribbean Court of Justice
Startlingly , eight of the 10 Commonwealth countries that still cling to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) as their final court of appeal are Caribbean Community (Caricom) states. Read More
Hard work, parental responsibility and the community in education
This time of the year I really enjoy reading the newspaper revelation of students and parents whose hard work resulted in academic excellence. These exposés are eye-openers to things that work for educational success. Sometimes students speak about their religious background and the associated... Read More
Don't let crime efforts distract focus of the dollar depreciating
These past few weeks have seen several shocks to our economy, much like I had predicted last year when the dollar first slid to $130. Read More
Where is the Jamaican economy heading?
THE above topic is a follow up to my article two Sundays ago entitled: 'Jamaica's last 41 years of economic walk'. Read More
That 'three strikes you're out' law
The 'three strikes you're out' law comes from the baseball metaphor relating to when a pitcher pitches three straight balls at the player batting, and he is unable to hit any. Read More
A conversation on jamaica with Uma Ramakrishnan
Following is an interview of IMF Mission Chief to Jamaica Dr Uma Ramakrishnan conducted by Bruce Edwards and released in a podcast on September 13, 2018. Read More
Is Ruel Reid dumbing down education?
Education is the last best hope for poor Jamaicans. School is an emotional subject because parents love their kids and want the best for them. Yet, for years Minister of Education Senator Ruel Reid has been undermining parents' trust by cussing the best performing high schools. (He never... Read More
History and legacy
This Wednesday afternoon, while trying to get work done, we were reminded that it was the 30th anniversary of Hurricane Gilbert — one of our most serious hurricanes. Remember him? Read More
Time for UWI linkages to meet the demands of our times
In an article titled 'UWI focused on output rather than quality output – PSOJ president' The Gleaner newspaper of Saturday, September 8, 2018 reported the following: “President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Howard Mitchell has expressed his... Read More
Hurricane Gilbert and its aftermath
Yesterday marked 30 years since the devastating Hurricane Gilbert ravaged Jamaica from east to west. Since that time we have had some other hurricane disasters but none of the magnitude of Gilbert, with its eye passing over the entire island. Read More
The PNP at 80
Having evolved from Fabian socialism (socialists aiming to achieve socialism by non-revolutionary methods) to democratic socialism (a euphemism for socialism that is not communistic) to centre-left with an increasing leaning towards capitalism, the People's National... Read More
A requiem for the sugar industry
Ever since the British declared the sugar industry unviable and ended the slave trade in the 18th century the industry has never regained viable status in Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean. There have been times when it appeared viable, but, if the truth be told,... Read More
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