Encouraging Developments In West Indies Cricket
The West Indies cricket team’s win over India in the second One Day International (ODI) is not being afforded the accolades that this comprehensive victory requires. When the election for President …
Enforcement and Corruption
I don’t mind if you consider me a prophetess of doom, but for decades I have been warning that corruption is going to be the death of our beautiful little country. …
Targeting inflation: The BOJ’s Pointless, Wasteful Advertising Blitz
“Low, stable and predictable inflation is to the economy what the baseline is to reggae,” declares the voice over Tarrus Riley’s Gimme Likkle One Drop take-off. “High inflation is a wicked …
Inconsistent Sports Regulation Contagious Like Covid Clusters
I’ve noticed local horse racing promoter (SVREL) is taking small steps towards online betting, including partnering with online betting services. This is a good thing. Yet it continues to cram hundreds …
Lest We Forget
So often the kindness of those who cleared the path and carried the torch for us so that we are better today than we were yesterday is forgotten. Are there roads …
Why Black History Month?
There have been ongoing debates as to the necessity, if not the validity of Black History Month, and, by extension, of Afro-American history. “After all,” as some have questioned with wry …
Don’t Blame Government, Blame Our Jamaican Idiosyncrasy
“Yippee ki yay, get along little do-gees”, all you gangsters saddle up your horses and ride out of Dodge City. There’s a new Sherriff in town. He’s not Wyatt, but he …
We Need To Go Hard With Agriculture
Jamaica is a small island with ‘limited’ resources, both natural and financial. We are a nation which has been historically colonised and had whatever wealth we did have (produced by slave …
Issue # 101
There may be hope for horse racing, but…
An article that appeared in the Sunday and Monday edition of the Gleaner has reignited discussion on the topic of the future of the racehorse industry in Jamaica. Ainsley Walters, a …
What to do about doping in sport
Doping in sport is once again in the spotlight, as last Tuesday word came that “Super Coach” Alberto Salazar has been found guilty after a 4-year investigation by the USADA, led …
Sports Administration Fiasco
Two of Jamaica’s sporting organizations, the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA), and the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), will be arranging elections for new leaders very shortly. The president of the JNA, Paula …
Tired of the JFF griping about lack of resources
The inability of our Under 23 male footballers to qualify for the next Olympics by failing to beat fellow Caribbean neighbours Dominica and St Kitts is another embarrassment in the management …
Underneath The Athletic’s Fiasco
As someone born in the Fabulous Forties, I was brought up with the clear understanding that sports was mainly for fun and exercise. The idea of a “professional” sportsman/sportswoman just never …
Limited resources no excuse for sport administrators’ bungling
The “title” Brand Jamaica is an interesting one. To me it signifies that the word Jamaica invokes a feeling of awe and envy when it is read or heard by …
Needed: A real effective leader
Sports in Jamaica takes centre stage as the summer approaches. The local football competition closed last Monday night with the finals of the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) at our …
Please, we must rescue our children!
The hand-wringing and moaning of past students and friends of Calabar High School after the video of students of the school (as well as an adult who appeared to be …
Future of West Indies cricket in the hands of 12
On the 24th of March this year, 12 West Indians will decide the future of West Indies cricket. On that day there will be an election for the presidency …