Bad deal with the TCNs
Let us be honest, the foreign policy of the governing Jamaica Labour Party, which they label as pragmatic, is a failure. This foreign policy has seen us nationalize Venezuela’s share in …
To the political cynics – you cannot have your cake and eat it
The idiom “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” means that a person cannot simultaneously possess an item and consume it. Metaphorically speaking, it means that a person cannot enjoy the …
Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face
The great boxer Mike Tyson once mused that everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face. On the face of it, it is an obvious statement. Plans go …
US aggression against Cuba – a sign of a sick region
Jamaican culture is under threat, and if we are being honest, has been under threat of extinction. Our culture, one of community, music and art rooted in Africa, food, and everything …
Underprepared for the hurricane season
We are two weeks away from the beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane season, and the country remains woefully underprepared. Despite being hit by two major storms in two years (Melissa and …
Traffic jams solution
On Friday, the 17th of April, Kingston experienced rain. It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary; it seemed to be a simple shower lasting about 2 hours from 2 pm to …
From hope to cesspits
The debacle finally ends They say it is the hope that kills you. The hope that something amazing will happen, that a miracle will take place, that a wrong will be …
A new foreign policy is needed
The Andrew Holness Administration has spoken about its foreign policy as being one of pragmatism and not ideologically driven. He has said that his foreign policy is built around getting the …
Mental health underserved
Dealing with mental health in any country is rough. From the beginning, just finding a therapist who checks your personal boxes, the trauma of explaining to an outsider your thoughts and …
Europe, Canada, USA, same imperialist attitude
Much talk has been made of Mark Carney’s speech at Davos in which he stated that the old world order is finished and we are witnessing the transition to a new …
No separation between the economic and political spheres
Can the political and fiscal/economic spheres ever be separated? For the past 70 years, post-World War II, we have seen how the world has moved from the economic sphere being firmly …