In This Era of Chaos
In the beginning there was formless matter called chaos. The Bible and other accounts suggest that God made matter or form out of that Chaos and that is the start of …
Happy Birthday Marcus
The legacy of Marcus Garvey has been intense and long-lasting, Taking a people who had recently come out of slavery 2 generations ago in the most extreme case and one generation …
The role of leadership
In organisations where there is faith in the abilities of formal leaders, employees will look towards the leaders for a number of things. Workers expect effective and sensible planning, confident and …
And now…the unreal soap opera #Jamaica
The response to living in a stressful environment cannot be to continue to encourage the succession of crises that detract from important issues of State. Since my last article we have …
What must new Police Commissioner George Quallo do?
When the United States authorities in the coming months ask the Government of Jamaica to sign extradition papers for at least two Jamaican attorneys ripples will be sent throughout the legal …
Time for action, not for promises
The concept of time seems to escape our notice whenever we speak. Perhaps our Jamaican language does not always follow the traditional tenses as formerly taught in Grammar classes. This in …
(Dis)Respect and the (in)discipline of survival
Dr Peter Phillips’ now famous quote that ‘the man who plays by the rules is the man that gets shafted’, came home to me most forcibly about two weeks ago after …
The Budget: Jamaica has no time for a House of Jokers
The recently passed 2017/18 budget was a messy affair culminating in a walkout by the Opposition, and the passage was only by the vote of the governing party. I am unable …
Jamaica’s political dynamics about to enter a new phase
Finally, with the rise of Peter David Phillips to the leadership of the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) in 10 days, new centers of influence on the body politic will …