The Phillips Presidency
WILL HE BE BOLD ENOUGH TO AXE NON-PERFORMERS ? Peter David Phillips on the weekend fulfilled what is being widely reported as a ‘lifelong dream’ of becoming President of the 78 …
Declining murder rate is good but more needs to be done
Recent statistics released by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) show that murders have declined this year and are projected to be under 1,000, the first time we will be seeing this …
Change Bigger Than Donald Trump
On March 28 President Donald Trump passed an executive order rescinding several of his predecessor’s climate change policies and legislation. It was a move that had been somewhat anticipated in …
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 needs a revolution of the mind
Jamaica, on the face of it, has made amazing progress since Independence in 1962. We have a stable multiracial society; we have never had any political upheaval that leads to dictators; …
A New Day
Despite the persistent whine of the naysayers, Caymanas Park was divested by way of Lease to Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) as of March 8. Already, since that date …
Artificial Intelligence and the Laws of Robotics
In a recent discussion I was struck by how much, regardless of the differences in the source of our information, many of us across the generations are concerned about the not-enough-discussed …
Black lives and retroactive wages matter
Economists across the ideological divide are at least at one when it comes to the economic value of goods or services that is derived from the contribution of labour. Adam …
No reward for driving up the median
The essential goal of production, growth, and development is to provide an important source of wealth to a nation. This is a constant debate, and economists measure the effective …
Boarding schools and the marginalised male - A solution
It has been axiomatic for decades in this country that the main driver for legitimate economic empowerment for the poor and the middle classes is education. We have all, at …
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 …