The Red Flag
“Lisa, please come this way,” was the instruction they gave as the guards pulled a long red rope to barricade the perimeter. I was not allowed to cross. That was it. …
World Crisis
Repeatedly what I encountered on a long trip to South America, the coast of Africa, Morrocco and Spain reinforced the fact that nowhere in the world is exempt from the concern …
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 …
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; …