Jamaica’s Future Does Not Look Like What Is Printed In Vision 2030
What does the future hold for Jamaica? This is a pertinent question which, for the most part, has either been dodged, danced around, or ignored by those who run the country. …
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 …
Our 1918 Moment
History does not repeat itself. That is an impossibility. The material factors of each historic age are always different, one era had the telephone and one had to rely on horse-delivered …
Organising Is The Only Way To Get Change
Floyd Green, following the release of a video showing him attending a party on a no-movement day, has resigned from the Cabinet. The resignation came a few hours after the video …
The Other September 11s, Even More Heinous
Today as I write, the world remembers the tragic events which took place on September 11, 2001. Let me start by saying it was and remains a tragedy. Thousands of people …
Low Vaccination Rate And Trust
Jamaica’s COVID-19 vaccination take-up remains at a shockingly low level. Many reasons are behind it but the primary two which have been highlighted since the first vaccine became available are low …
This Issue With The Maroons Raises Serious Questions
The recent standoff by who have been alleged to be members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on a ganja eradication mission and the Maroon community has stirred much conversation. On …
Nothing Wrong With Countries Having an Agenda
China has an agenda, I think China has an agenda, beware of the Chinese agenda. These phrases and others like it are uttered by persons who are wary of interacting with …
What is China?
This is the question of the age which is currently on the minds of university professors, politicians, industrialists, and citizens, especially in the third world. The question is as follows: Is …
Beyond The Gig Economy
The world has and continues to endure a pandemic the likes of which we have not seen since the Spanish flu and whose impact on the work world is akin to …
Time To End The Cuba Blockade
On June 23 this year, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly once again voted on a resolution which condemns the blockade on Cuba as illegal and inhumane and calls on the …