Bungling post-Melissa relief
It has been 3 weeks since Hurricane Melissa made landfall, and the damage that has been assessed so far is beyond comprehension. All of Westmoreland looks as if a bomb has …
The warning written in water – Part 1
Melissa is not some ‘Mali Gripe an’ Fluxxy Complaint,’ In Jamaican folk speech, few expressions separate the trifling from the tragic as clearly as the phrase “Mali gripe an’ fluxxy complaint.” …
War drums in a zone of peace
The drums of war are beating in the Caribbean, and they are getting louder and louder. The United States has set its sights firmly on Venezuela, using the lie that Venezuela …
Major trauma from Melissa
By Alex Scott Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica and it has etched its way into our history. Tales of surviving hurricanes Gilbert and Charlie, both of which were major life-altering …
Crime plans and crime stats
Is the crime plan working? This is an interesting question, given we have, after some delay, got the crime plan long spoken of by the PM. To no one’s surprise, the …
Threading The Needle
The Government of Jamaica continues to display a strange foreign policy, which has been highlighted in recent weeks. The Government no longer seems oblivious to the changing realities in the global …
Labour Laws: We Have A Fight On Our Hands
A recent report released by the the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has highlighted what many Jamaicans interested in the welfare of the Jamaican worker have long suspected. The report, which …
Game Changer
On Friday, September 23, one of the most boring courts in the land issued a ruling which, to those who pay close enough attention, changes the landscape the Jamaican worker must …
CARICOM Must Decide On Haiti
In recent weeks CARICOM held a summit at which the regional body once again expressed concern over the situation in Haiti. This concern has been longstanding as issues in Haiti invariably …
No Love For The Environment –
The current Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Administration has, over the past few years, talked a big game as it relates to the environment. The Government congratulates itself on the boundaries of …
Eat To Grow Plan Critique And Solutions
The COVID-19 pandemic, along with the Russia-Ukraine war have thrown many spanners in the works of the old-world order. Gone are the days of unopposed unipolarity. We now live in an …