After 63 years of Independence…
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds,” — Marcus Garvey From I was in primary school, activists and disciples of Marcus Garvey have been trying to …
Jamaica Election Day 2025 in Retrospect
Jamaica’s general election for 2025 has come and it has gone. When I look back to the elections of the 1970s, of the 1980s and of the 1990s, I have to …
Jamaica: Land of wood and water or hood and laughter
Despite national statistics, the crime and corruption situation in Jamaica is at an all-time high. To be sure, we have always had criminals and corrupt people walking the corridors of power …
Time for Accountability in the Public Space
Jamaica has always been a 9-day wonder country. It has always been! This is one reason our leaders were always prepared to wait out the drama until we forget. Sad indeed! …
Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) must be allowed to work
Public transportation is far too important to be treated flippantly. I hear one politician suggesting that we should scrap it and let the private sector run it. Where was he when …
Some critical development initiatives to 2032
In my last contribution to this publication, I highlighted some of the real positives worth celebrating in Jamaica after 63 years of self-government. The celebrations are now over and it’s time …
Some of the things that make us proud as Jamaicans
Ever since the first Africans were brought to Jamaica against their will, some 400-plus years ago, Jamaicans have embraced and maintained a migratory mind-set. Few of us see Jamaica as home, …