Losing The Battle Against Covid-19
It is clear that the run-away incidence of Covid 19 in Jamaica is grave but anyone could have told the authorities that if they failed to enforce regulations to keep the population safe, …
Oh, just because they can! – The idea of “Might is Right”
There was a time when corporal punishment was part and parcel of our Jamaican school system. It was, perhaps, a holdover from the old British colonial era. It was often abused …
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. …
Welcome 2021
2020 has been such a stressful year that I appreciate those who tried to make light of it with witty maxims. My personal favourite is “I did not enjoy 2020 so …
Character Matters
I don’t know who coined the phrase ‘character matters,’ but apparently, while conventional people may think it should, clearly to a very large percentage of American voters, it doesn’t. I was really …
The Task Ahead
For those who think things are bad now in Jamaica now, in my book, the real tragedy lies ahead when the lack of foreign exchange earnings start to be felt. …
Close Down Again? Definitely Not!
In light of the sudden and rapid spiral in coronavirus cases recently in Jamaica, some people have been quick to try and make it into a political issue, claiming the Government …
Who’s third world now?
There was a time, not too long ago, when those with the ‘Yankee dollar’ were not only welcomed throughout the world but also vigorously courted. Not anymore, thanks to President Trump …
Will they succeed this time? Yes, if they vote!
I have always heard that America was a dangerous place for non-whites, but thought that with the election of Barack Obama the country was on its way to redemption. Then along came …
Will Their True Worth Be Valued? Nah!
I am bemused, as no doubt are the scientists who were taken by surprise by the coronavirus. For it seems clear now that they overreacted. Don’t get me wrong, I am …
The poor will be the real victims
By Joan Williams As one watches the developments, discussions, and debates taking place since the scourge of the novel coronavirus attacked the world, it is not difficult to remember the words …