After COP26…
The buzz word of worldwide news seems to be related to the global conference of the United Nations COP26, currently being held in Glasgow, Scotland. It has been an extended and …
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 …
Wake Up And See the Mayhem Unfolding
By James Moss-Solomon Well, another two weeks have passed, several events have unfurled, older events have been conveniently forgotten, questions remain unanswered, “and the band plays on”. The memories of our …
Where Is The Ship?
In horseracing there are escalating forms of placing wagers and the basics are fairly simple. There is place; win; and quinelas (first and second). After that the bets become more complex …
Towards The Summer Of 2021…
The year 2020 was a disaster for the entire world, and Jamaica is no exception. It presented challenges to all countries, big and small, rich and poor, and we have all …
Wants vs Needs: Choose Three For Jamaica
This is the 100th edition of Public Opinion and I am proud to be a part of this important initiative that has engaged thought-provoking commentaries on leadership, politics, business, the environment, …
Yes, we have an emergency, but why another raid on the NHT?
The big story is that the Government has raided the NHT again for support in the aftermath of the economy. There have been precedents, so while I do accept that emergencies …
The Fate of Empires
Following a very interesting talk with Ronnie Thwaites on Friday, November 20, 2020 he asked me to consider going beyond my article of November 13, 2020 that pondered the potential for …
Beyond January 20, 2021
“The strife is o’er the battle won; the victory of life is done; Alleluia.” And so it seems for the elections in the United States and so far there have been …
Heavy Rains Highlight The Treadmill Of Corruption
The recent heavy rains across the island have exposed our dirty underwear or at least our dirty infrastructure in so many ways. The practices over the decades have been corrupted by …
Time For An Alternative System Of International Currency Transactions
Recently, several international banks were revealed publicly for handling more than two trillion dollars of illicit transactions of an unsavory nature between 1999 and 2017. To those of us in Jamaica …