Inaction And Ignorance Causes Idiocy
A common proverb is that ‘The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.’ This is meant to indicate that although things may seem bad from our individual …
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 …
A chance to pull ourselves from the devastating mire of confused lethargy
Over the past 18 months, the sudden COVID-19 onset has amplified the need for many legal reforms, more urgent in light of the dark undersides of the beast we call Parliament. …
Are we willing to reform out of expedience or good sense?
In 2014, I wrote to the Electoral Commission asking for a discussion on reform in four areas. These were: Automatic Voter Registration: would have a non-partisan basis and an inalienable right …
People Power Has Real Effect
Once when I was small, my father and I were driving on Hope Road. On the left stood the small, austere-looking Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica building, and on the right …
Media must pick a side and stand by that choice
The media is laced with hypocrisy. Many times it is unintentional, but those unintentional moments oftentimes mount after a while. These moments ensure that whatever stance the paper, editor or writer …
Sad step back to the stupidity of a time long passed
The recent unfortunate melee in our Parliament reminded me that rhetoric and civility are necessary parts of a thriving and evolving democracy. Jamaica has made the claims of having a stable …