Strong reflections needed on our self-inflicted wounds
Although we live in a small country of less than 5,000 sq. miles, and many onlookers would be tempted to accept a view of homogeneity, to do …
No separation between the economic and political spheres
Can the political and fiscal/economic spheres ever be separated? For the past 70 years, post-World War II, we have seen how the world has moved from the economic sphere being firmly …
The value of functional cooperation as a growth strategy
In the Sunday Gleaner of November 11, 2018, my friend David Jessop wrote an opinion piece entitled “Overhauling Caribbean Diplomacy” that is a must read for those who are interested in …
Jamaica not immune from the far right
The past few years have seen a massive surge in support for far-right, crypto-fascist politicians and parties. Election results from India to The Philippines, from Germany to Italy and most notably …
There’s no cause to embrace mendicancy and mediocrity
Over the past 47 years I have been privileged to participate in the practical areas of business leadership/management; and over the last 5 years I have been more involved as a …
Rushed regulations aggravated by our mendicancy
The processes of laws and regulations that accompany those laws in a modern society should follow a certain identifiable logic. It is not very different to a computer programme that has …
Fiscal Council a big deal, but…
For some decades Jamaica has had a fiscal problem. The Government, in-spite of (or because of) it’s many forays to the IMF, simply can’t seem to get it’s house in order. …
Fake news and the Internet
The past decade has seen an increase in what I feel are truly interesting topics. These are the prevalence of fake news — in some cases propaganda, in other cases basic …
Conform or reform? That is the question
Our society generally underestimates the value of realtors and the real estate industry to national development, growth and prosperity. We fail to recognise that almost every single new investment has to …
Inducing our own Armageddon
The Ray Bradbury book converted to the movie Fahrenheit 451 is a glimpse into the future where books are burned, history is purged and dissent is brutally outlawed. The concept of …
Leadership, strategy and the pressures to succeed
The unfortunate demise of well-respected Lowell Hawthorne, founder and CEO of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill, spawned numerous and various debates on the motivation behind his actions. The circumstances, whatever …