Published:Friday | April 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMMark Ricketts
Excerpts of a very elegant speech given by Dr Nigel Clarke at a labour market forum were carried by The Sunday Gleaner of April 15. The finance minister noted that Jamaica has gained significantly from the steadfast implementation of fiscal,...
Published:Friday | April 13, 2018 | 12:00 AMMark Ricketts
There are economic headwinds confronting us, including the effects of weakening business confidence as reported a few days ago in the latest Don Anderson survey. Government has to realise that it can’t be business as usual. It has to...
Published:Friday | February 24, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Ricketts
“In New Zealand, one of the most peaceful countries in the world, only four police officers were killed by criminal acts between 2000 and 2011. This produces a police death rate by criminal acts of three per 100,000, compared to 150 per 100,...
Published:Friday | December 16, 2016 | 12:00 AMMark Ricketts
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.- Jimmy Dean Crime and violence happen to be Jamaica's biggest problem. Over the past few weeks, trying to offer solutions, I had a two-part series...
Published:Friday | September 9, 2016 | 12:00 AMMark Ricketts
"We know what we are but know not what we may be."- William ShakespeareA society might be mired in poverty and austerity, but it does not have to be undermined by hopelessness. But hopelessness will persist in Jamaica unless we secure huge...
