Tough Policing Just Does Not And Will Never Work
The lies people will tell in order to get their point across never ceases to boggle the mind. Persons lie about sexual partners, they lie about their wealth and they …
Who are we?
Like any other periods of human civilization, history is unfolding through a dialectical process of contradictions and transformations. The process of change will inevitably be through what Marx called “the negation …
Instead of killing the messenger…
Jamaican politics is a tribal thing. It always has been. This is in no small part due to our size and the domination of only two political parties since the people …
Our broken windows need fixing
Jamaica has a serious crime issue, and it is not relegated to one area of activity. We rank high on corruption, we rank high on the murder charts, we …
If international law is to have any meaning…
Of what use is international law? Does it mean anything, or is it simply a nice phrase which keeps fools warm? It is 52 years since the most …
The jungle in us
Recently a comment made on social media by an unsuspecting visitor caused much brouhaha online. The poor soul made the mistake of saying that she was vacationing in Jamaica and …
America, China and silly geopolitical games
What is going on with China’s Muslim population and how did we get here? These are questions some may be asking. After all, for over a year we have been …
The Government we deserve
Do people get the leaders they deserve? Does a joke country need a joke leadership? I lean towards not believing that. I like to believe that circumstances beyond the …
This certainly is not a people’s budget
The reading and debating of this year’s budget have been interesting in quite a few areas. First of all it is interesting to note that the Government has indeed managed to …
Either tackle the issues of race and class, or shut up, Mr Politician
Recently, during the heat of the Portland Eastern by-election campaign the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate, Mr Damion Crawford, raised the issues of both class and race, while also making …
Business as usual is costing this country dearly
The Petrojam scandal must not be allowed to die. On the contrary, it must be pursued until those guilty of misdeeds end up before the courts and in jail. …