The people must be given a seat at the table of power
The great CLR James wrote a book Any Cook Can Govern which posited that the activities taken up by the judiciary, executive and legislative branches of government could be carried out …
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 …
Don’t be fooled, pacifist movements are useless
Pacifism, is a word and action which for some is the pinnacle of humanity. The action of non-violence in the face of oppression, it is said, is something for which all …
Show me your revolution
A revolution is not a dinner party. Words to that effect were spoken by one of the 20th century’s greatest revolutionaries, Mao, and they are as relevant today as they were …
Leaders are not above us
By Alex Scott There are many tales, myths even, which we tell ourselves as individuals and as groups of people. Many of these things are as a result of an ‘education’ …
A Clear Statement On Our Foreign Policy Is Needed
The foreign policy of any nation is critical to its growth. For small states, it is even more important because it carries heavy and tangible risks in terms of security and …
People Power Has Real Effect
Once when I was small, my father and I were driving on Hope Road. On the left stood the small, austere-looking Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica building, and on the right …
Welcome Back, Greg Christie
Congratulations to Greg Christie, who has been appointed chairman of the Integrity Commission. This move by a Government which has been plagued by allegations of corruption must be put down to …
Rise Up And Demand A New World
The year 2020 got off to a bang on the international scene as the US and Iran came to the brink of open war. But after the murder of a top …
Do The Government And Opposition Want A Police State?
Horace Chang, Minister of National Security, has, it seems, lost faith in the Jamaican state and its various agencies ability to stem the violence which is now at record heights. That …
That Proposed Gun Amnesty, SOEs And Protecting The Golden Goose
Alex Scott Earlier in the year, the PM had floated the idea of introducing a gun amnesty, this so that the nation can finally rid itself of the scourge of illegal …