The classics are here
By the time Public Opinion’s next issue is posted, Jamaica’s first classics will have been run so readers must be satisfied with this very early preview. 1.000 Guineas This one is …
Our Journey from Africa to Jamaica
Many years ago, I was watching a documentary showing tourists on their visit to Ghana. They were all standing at the famous port from which large numbers of captured Africans were …
Please, we must rescue our children!
The hand-wringing and moaning of past students and friends of Calabar High School after the video of students of the school (as well as an adult who appeared to be …
This is the age for invention and innovation, not political crap
Following my last article that tried to explain the ongoing commitment that capital expenditure requires, we have been completely distracted by the by-election in Portland, and the silly season it has …
THE FUTURE MUST BE NOW!
The new horse racing promoter has tried manfully for two years to revive a dying sport but CPR isn’t working and there are no defibrillators in sight. SVREL’s unaudited accounts …
Future of West Indies cricket in the hands of 12
On the 24th of March this year, 12 West Indians will decide the future of West Indies cricket. On that day there will be an election for the presidency …
Sex, Lies, ‘The Church” & Choice
“It is interesting to speculate how it developed that in two of the most anti-feminist institutions — the church and the law court — the men are wearing …
Let The Spinning Wheel Spin
She who must be Obeyed (SWMBO) recently celebrated her 37th wedding anniversary on the twoth of March (we have the 4th, 5th, 6th etc so why isn’t March 2 the …
Discovery Bay – Present, Past, Future
I sit on my verandah, it is about 10:00 am, a gentle cool breeze wafting, and I gaze at the sea — prussian blue, ultramarine and turquoise, studded here …
Business as usual is costing this country dearly
The Petrojam scandal must not be allowed to die. On the contrary, it must be pursued until those guilty of misdeeds end up before the courts and in jail. …
Rescheduling the Diamond Mile to November… Seriously!?
It’s been a while. Since I’ve been away, the latest public obsession has been with the spectre of unchecked profligacy at some public sector agencies conveniently summarized by the word “Petroscam”. …