Maybe now that the wind has changed, and the smoke from the burning Riverton dump has gone uptown, we will see an improvement in how Jamaica handles solid waste. As long it is only poor black people who are afflicted by deadly air pollution, nothing...
Continuous oversupply and weakening demand have resulted in the price of Brent crude oil falling by approximately 50 per cent since mid-2014, yet the cost of gasolene and other related products in Jamaica have not followed suit. Many consumers have...
Jamaica starts its final game in the regional four-day cricket competition today. The team has performed dismally this season, losing five games on the trot. What has caused the previously unstoppable Jamaican cricket team to start looking so...
We wish we were in a position to commend Jennifer Edwards for having done the principled thing and resign as executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). For while Ms Edwards is leaving, it is not, apparently, of her...
Since 'Dead men tell no tales' it means some statements made at funerals, though they might be inappropriate, insensitive and inaccurate, cannot be challenged by the one who has departed this life. There was a recent high-profile funeral in which it...
I have been waiting with bated breath to hear of a comprehensive plan to address the scourge of sexual molestation, and abuse of our children. Haven't we heard enough to prod us into action beyond wearing black or making a post or two on social...
Before you criticise the title as dramatic or alarming, I crave your indulgence to appreciate the position from which I speak. I hold two degrees in Environmental Systems and Science with a focus on public health - from the University of...
One of the more notable allocations in the Government's new appropriations is the J$2.25-billion increase in the budget for the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ). That is 258 per cent more than they got for the fiscal year now ending, although...
Among the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, Russians' perception of Jamaica truly stands out - not only as an increasingly popular tourist destination, a country with rich and peculiar culture, homeland of eminent sportsmen and musicians...
I cannot understand Noel Arscott. Neither, I suspect, can Noel Arscott, at times, understand himself. With three years logged at the helm of the local government ministry, Arscott appears no closer to finding his best stride as the most accountable...
Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2015 | 11:35 AMByron Buckley
The Ministry of Education is puzzled by Mr C. Barrow Williams' assertion, in his article on March 15, 2015, titled 'Ronald Thwaites can't parent my child', that the minister of education is "circumventing my right (as a parent) to make decisions in...
As we predicted, and quite understandably, Jennifer Edwards rejects her unsuitability for the job, suggesting a willingness to ride out the firestorm over her inept management of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). And she won't be...
With approximately 50 per cent of serious crimes in Jamaica unsolved, thousands of families have no justice and this means no peace for many. The budget for the Ministry of National Security has been projected to decrease compared to last year by 2...
"I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."- Winston S. Churchill. Respect due, but if the minister of finance tells me to brace one more time, a...
Sitting to my right one Saturday afternoon, the Beast produced double-six; Gene Autry contributed six-four.After a brief pause and the obligatory "If a macca, mek it jook yu ..." the Dunce played four-five. My only play was six-five. I also held...
Fitz Jackson, it seems, has not quite got it. So, he persists with arguments in favour of subverting the law if it achieves what he perceives to be a good, if nebulous, political outcome.If that is not his intent, it is the implication of his...
We agree with Andrew Holness, the opposition leader, in his suggestion for a change in the law to disentangle the functions of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) as regulator of the solid waste sector in Jamaica and operator of...
Over the past few weeks, there has been a plethora of incidents reported in the media concerning our youth being abused or killed. Two pregnant 14-year-old girls were murdered, Three children were burnt to death after being locked in a house by...
Talking principle is cheap. Acting on it can be something else. Delroy Chuck should know. He's now knee-deep in that enterprise. On the talking side.In the process, Mr Chuck, the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) shadow legal affairs and justice minister...
I do not agree with, support or encourage the use of ganja but I agree with amending the Dangerous Drugs Act to decriminalise small amounts for personal use for whatever reason. I have always found that arresting, charging, convicting, sometimes...
Entirely predictably, the main garbage dump for the city of Kingston - Riverton - is burning again.This time, half the 120-acre site is on fire and the effects are being felt across Jamaica's capital city. Hospitals and health centres are rammed,...
I recently watched a very disturbing video of a police officer attempting to arrest a man who was smoking marijuana in public.In the video, the man is seen being dragged by the waist by the officer. There are shouts by onlookers to the effect that "...
Driving out to Norman Manley International Airport this Wednesday, I was thinking that if you stop along that beautiful highway, as I have done, and take a closer look into Kingston's splendid harbour, you see the disgusting refuse of the city. Old...
Last Wednesday, I got two emails that forced me to write this column. I'd already been thinking about sharing a schizophrenic email that came in response to last Sunday's column. Homophobia in Jamaica is still so fierce that even writing about the...
