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Government has tied itself into unyielding legal and political knots to keep one public servant, former DPP Paula Llewellyn, in office for two more years. Let’s break that down starting with a brief history of DPPs. • William Swaby (1962-1965);...
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Climate change dominates news headlines globally – we see endless weather-related catastrophes, geo-political upheavals, and increasing environmental injustices. The Caribbean is not immune to the deadly impacts of climate change and is facing...
CAPRI’s reports Zero Murders: Searching for Lessons from Two Decades of Anti-Violence Interventions in August Town, and Testing, Testing: Challenges to Measuring Social Programmes for At-Risk Youth, introduced a critical perspective to the citizen...
Some behaviours are now amplified by social media thus causing a great deal of misinformation and drivel to spread unchecked. An example is the stupid error on the part of the junior minister of foreign affairs which has triggered a discussion on...
“I am now 41. When I was 14 to 15, I used to kiss up some girls in school. I don’t have an ounce of lesbian in me. But, when I was in my early teens, I could barely control my sex urges. Our teachers made us believe that boys were pure trouble and...
This article looks in two parts at the erosion of trade policy space in global trade. Part I focuses on the incompatibility with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules of GCT levied solely on imports. Part II observes that regional and inter-...
It seems the human resources issue created by the Speaker’s appallingly callous treatment of former Clerk of the House isn’t going away soon. The Speaker’s distribution to MPs of her written reprimand reportedly before it was seen by the Clerk was...
To me, Maureen McGovern’s haunting melody of There’s Got to Be a Morning After, from the film The Poseidon Adventure (1972), resonates with hope, a powerful sentiment needed as we face the challenges currently afflicting Haiti. Inspired by this...
Robert Nesta Morgan should learn how to give more power to the already powerful name he has. As the minister responsible for information, he is quite au fait with the power of raw political propaganda, a state dear to his heart. When fire came...
When I migrated from Jamaica in 1979 to America, the word diaspora was not in my vocabulary. With the recognition and the introduction of ‘diaspora’ that was meant to forge a deeper relationship between Jamaicans at home and abroad, I have watched...
Social disorder. Prisons emptied of violent criminals by gangs looking to rebuild their ranks. Schools, hospitals, and pharmacies targeted for looting and frequently burned. Corpses left rotting in the streets for fear of succumbing to the same...
So the Attorney-General (A.G.) has refused Gleaner’s Access to Information Act request for a copy of his Opinion delivered to the Speaker regarding tabling of Auditor-General (AudGen) reports. According to Gleaner, admittedly an interested party, A...
In 2016 and in 2020, I allowed myself to feel political emotion for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). So I voted for the party in the general elections held in those years. Of course, to anchor myself to political sanity, in 2020, I was convinced...
The Bob Marley: One Love blockbuster movie opened in theatres across the globe on Valentine’s Day. It resurrected a Rastafari concept that provides a potent counternarrative to the popular use of violence as a power mechanism. Bob Marley: One Love...
“There was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone from the door and sat on it … Do not be afraid … He is not here; for He is risen,” wrote Matthew in Chapter 28. So, what should be...
In his Budget presentation on March 19, the Opposition Leader, Mr Mark Golding, offered his viewpoint on national security. He indicated that it should be viewed in a comprehensive way to include non-traditional security concerns such as education...
