Three years after its highly anticipated and well-received World Premiere in 2005, a Jamaican school tour the year after and a tour of St. Vincent and Grenadines in June 2008, the HIV awareness edutainment musical POSITIVE returns to the stage in Jamaica from November 29 to December 7 as part Read more…
Sorious Samura catches shop-keepers selling aid. Where I come from in West Africa, we have a saying: “A fool at 40 is a fool forever”, and most African countries have now been independent for over 40 years. Most are blessed with all the elements to help compete on a global Read more…
The Obama-Biden economic team at press conference. Three weeks after the U.S. presidential election, we are getting the first signs of how President-elect Barack Obama will govern. That now goes well beyond the question of what is conventionally considered U.S. foreign policy — and thus beyond Stratfor’s domain. At this Read more…
Dear Editor, While the debate on hanging is raging in full gear, the murders continue. This is clear proof that hanging won’t help to reduce violent crimes and murder. The threat of bringing back hanging isn’t scaring the murderers one bit. It’s like when you set the mouse-trap and the Read more…
The G-20 met last Saturday. Afterward, the group issued a meaningless statement and decided to meet again in March 2009, or perhaps later. Clearly, the urgency of October is gone. First, the perception of imminent collapse is past. Politicians are superb seismographs for detecting impending disaster, and these politicians did Read more…
It is amazing, this worldwide wholesale pre-occupation with the outcome of the elections, Americans feeling justifiably proud that they dared to redefine the democracy brand, as evidenced in the waves of jubilant celebrations reverberating around the planet. Almost a decade had been spent tarnishing an image that was already steadily Read more…
The polls suggest that Jamaicans wish to resume the hanging of convicted murderers notwithstanding the possibility that innocent persons may be subject to the capital punishment. It is acknowledged that frustration may be a natural response to the violent anarchy that is contemporary Jamaica. However, the debate regarding the resumption Read more…
If you’re going through anything close to what many Americans are experiencing at this time, it must be high anxiety bordering on hysteria. If you think the race is gruelling for those on the track, just imagine what it is doing to us here on the sidelines. Taking a break Read more…
Walker with Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton at the port in Kingston. There are few public figures in our society that have earned our respect over the recent past like Danville Walker, currently cast in the role of Commissioner of Customs. In his recent tongue-lashing delivered to local importers Read more…
Sometime ago, around the late 80s to early 90s, Bruce Golding left the JLP, when it became obvious to him that he was never going to defeat Eddie Seaga for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leadership, and helped to form the NDM, the National Democratic Movement, a party that was supposed to be a Read more…
For 30 years I have been painting landscape in one of the great beauty belts of Jamaica, the Garden Parish of St Ann. Since the arrival of Christopher Columbus, who was spellbound by the island, this historic area of Jamaica has been renown for its beauty that must be considered a Read more…
No less a person than the highly respected police officer, assistant commissioner Owen Ellington on July 10, 2008 reported to the audience attending the Jamaica Employers Federation Forum that the protection of witnesses is being breached. The legal profession has vehemently denied the charges levied by the assistant commissioner and Read more…