The Editor: Despite Jamaica’s accomplishments in the forms of educational opportunities, the onset of reasonable technological development, etc, there is no denying that Jamaica is still faced with some serious challenges. One such challenge is the crime rate. What is the cause of the rampant crime rate in Jamaica? How Read more…
Prime Minister of the Bahamas Hubert Ingraham (r) Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Manning at the opening session of teh summit. The same week Amnesty International released its latest report on the monstrous rate of killings in Jamaica, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government met in special session Read more…
The Editor: A Canadian motorist who recklessly mowed down two of three Jamaican farm workers in 2005 was merely handed a slap on the wrist by the Canadian justice system on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 in terms of sanctions. This individual’s name has been published as Charles Morris, a 26-year Read more…
On its face this latest spotlight on the operations of the IRS as it takes aim on the UCC seems harmless, as it appears that the IRS is only doing its job. However, when one looks at the alleged rationale for the investigation into the UCC there appears to be Read more…
An edited speech given by Opposition spokesman on national security, Dr Peter D. Phillips, at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Kingston and published in the Jamaica Daily Gleaner on Sunday February 24 2008 should elicit some astonishment. It appears that when a political party serves as the Read more…
Fidel Castro Ruz is one of the greatest political figures the world has ever seen. For us in the Caribbean, he is, indeed, the greatest political figure who gave solid meaning to the concept and practice of social justice. Taking his fellow Cubans from the squalor of colonialism and imperial Read more…
The long history of economic and social difficulties with which Jamaica struggles to solve requires intense study. These problems have stymied all efforts to reduce crime and improve the economy to increase opportunities for the citizens. It is therefore necessary to peel beneath multiple layers of obvious symptoms to examine Read more…
While the authorities vacillate between its existence and nothingness, several islands in the Caribbean continue to reap big rewards from casino gambling, enjoying a lifestyle superior to that of the moral majority in Jamaica. While residents of a few of these islands are relieved of the burden of paying income Read more…
In 1978, Jamaica became embroiled in a controversy, the memory still vivid to those who were caught in the middle of a political intrigue. It came about as a result of the killing of five men by members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) at Green Bay, in the southern Read more…
Politicians in their bid to convince voters they are the best candidate often use appealing clichés as part of their rhetoric. They most often make references to “change” as in change of course or people such as putting the interest of people first over special interest. In fact, these are Read more…
The sterility of the debate in Jamaica’s domestic press does not allow any keen insight into the dynamics driving crime management and the articulation of policies relating to crime control. Crime is characterized in the popular discourse as a monster. That imagery is perhaps adequate for the elementary conceptualization of Read more…
Let me see if I can provide an answer that will help us all understand why it so important to learn how to continue to think outside the box. I’ll begin by asking a very simple question. How long did the Roman Empire last and what really caused that great Read more…