The delay in passing the Data Protection Act is stymieing the development of our national cybersecurity policy and leaving question marks around the privacy rights and sovereignty of Jamaican citizens. In the absence of the Data Protection Act, the Opposition is pushing... Read More
I have repeatedly heard Jamaicans from all walks of life say that governments in this country do not want to have a good education system for the political system requires a mass of uneducated people (lumpen who are willing to jump on a bus at a moment's notice) to function effectively. Read More
Stand up for what is right regardless of who's committing the wrong. — Suzy Kassem Read More
Despite the states of emergency which have been declared for some areas of Jamaica many decent, law-abiding citizens remain vulnerable. I agree that the measure is necessary, but must appeal for more 'joined-up Government' to ensure greater safety of us... Read More
When the shepherd comes home in peace, the milk is sweet. — Ovambo proverb, Ethiopia Read More
The academic staff at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) has been on strike for over a week to back demands that the Government fulfils its legal obligation and pay them retroactive sums owed. According to a report carried in the Jamaica... Read More
It has been more than two weeks since the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) concluded their bipartisan crime-fighting summit on finding practical and lasting solutions to what the editorial of the Jamaica Observer of Tuesday, October 22, 2019... Read More
On October 7, 2019, the Jamaica Observer published a wide-ranging and thought-provoking presentation under the hand of Mr James Moss-Solomon headlined 'Diplomacy highly overrated'. Read More
I trained as a forensic investigator about two decades ago at the Metropolitan Police Institute in Miami, United States. This is the training college for the Miami Dade Police Department. Read More
We have shed so many tears already this year. The latest case to stir emotions is the terrifying incident which occurred on Monday afternoon at Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston, when an unattended garbage truck got out of control injured an adult and crushed a seven-year old... Read More
Patois is the Jamaican soul, born by the will of the people. It needs no input from Government, academics or busybodies. Miss Lou's patois needs no aid from English etymology, phonetics or syntax, and parents, kids will not abide by new grammar, spelling of made-up... Read More
Communication specialists will tell you that gossip, rumour, and outright lies will always spread faster than wildfire. People get a pervasive thrill out of spreading unkind messages. This is especially so when communication from official and formal structures is either... Read More
I read the Jamaica Observer article entitled 'Discontent in the Diaspora over new Foreign Ministry proposals' by Harold G Bailey published on Monday, October 28, 2019. In responding, it is important that I start by affirming that the Diaspora is an essential component of the Government's foreign... Read More
I am not naïve or foolish enough to believe that there would not have been the kind of pushback that has emanated from the “bloggerati” concerning my article on Mayor Homer Davis and the MoBay Pride event. In a largely homophobic society as Jamaica still is, it is par for the course... Read More