How is it that 178 years after slavery, women, who make up approximately 51 per cent of the population, only own two per cent of land in Jamaica? This cannot be right! Notwithstanding the significant interventions we have made as a country,...
They have all sworn the oath of allegiance or made the pledge. All 18 ministers; the prime minister first. "I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Jamaica ... . I will uphold and defend the Constitution and the laws of Jamaica, and ... will...
In our 53rd year of Independence, it seems as though Jamaica is finally growing up. By this, I'm making no reference to our economy, but rather to our people. The electorate is wising up.The message sent election night was ...
"There is no majority for arrogance.There is no space for selfishness.There is no place for pettiness.There is no room for complacency andthere is no margin for error."With an eloquence and rhetorical flourish that many believed he never had, Andrew...
The orderly transfer of power which installed the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration confirms Jamaica's place among the handful of countries that have not marred their record of political stability with assassination of political leaders,...
Dear new Minister of Education,World Mother Language Day was celebrated globally on February 21. The day passed without notice in Jamaica. Is this because, for the government, the media and for those with social, political and economic influence,...
The People's National Party (PNP) called an election and did not turn up for the event. How else can you explain the fact that in an election when the number of voters on the roll was increased by 176,000 persons, the PNP polled close to 31,000...
Published:Thursday | March 3, 2016 | 12:00 AMMaziki Thame
There are no grave differences between the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and People's National Party (PNP). There are differences of style (personality politics) and degrees of commitment to neo-liberal ideology, which says the market is king and the...
Bang on time, 5 p.m., the ceremony of taking office by Prime Minister Andrew Holness was interrupted on television by scheduled gaming draws.The prime minister had just spoken about the necessity of a culture shift from dependence and connection to...
Many individuals and several organisations have echoed Dr Christopher Tufton's concerns about low voter turnout in this country.Dr Tufton, a former opposition senator, is reported as saying that "... growing voter apathy can be countered by a...
And the general election ... . Those are the last words I am going to say about it. So do all the postmortem you wish. However, Andrew Michael Holness has been sworn in as prime minister, and it is now a matter of governance. He might find the...
Well, since it has a leadership that does not like to face facts, it probably didn't even read the headlines in last Friday's paper. So, it might just believe that the loss on Ben Johnson Day did not take place. Moreover, there were instructions...
Cawn't sey mi neva dida warn yu! Discerning readers would've spotted the 'rake' in the figurative political football game played out in my last three coded Sunday columns ending with JLP edging out PNP by 3 goals to 2. As predicted, JLP edged the...
Eddie Seaga, who has witnessed more elections than any other career politician alive, put it best on election night: This Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) campaign was "one of the most thrilling campaigns ever run in the history of Jamaica".Mark Wignall,...
As we wait for our April payday income-tax relief, there are several major issues immediately confronting the new administration. The JLP's win from behind, shredding all the polls, and in which the offer of a big tax break for PAYE sufferers played...
It is astounding to me that the heroes of the Haitian Revolution, the greatest black heroes of all time, who were the first in the world to abolish slavery, and on whose shoulders every other black hero stands, always go unrecognised during Black...
Three days after the democratic process in Jamaica spoke much louder than the loud mouths of politicians, I am not so sure that even the winning party, the JLP, has fully assimilated what really happened.With two major pollsters indicating a win for...
Thanks to Peter Phillips for taking the time ('Gordon Robinson fails the fact-check test', February 9) to respond to my comments on the PetroCaribe deal ('The Great Pretenders', February 7).I especially appreciate his dumbing down the complicated...
Unless the acrobatics of this election campaign manage to arouse large numbers of uncommitted voters, a miracle of the order of the resurrection of Lazarus, four days dead, not much more than 50 per cent of the electorate is likely to cast ballots...
I have not been following the news very closely. In fact, the news depresses me, especially now, elections and all. I have to get on with my life and I could do without the distraction.Now, we have all (almost all) been feeling the pinch, wondering...
I will be marking my X, and good luck trying to guess where I will be putting it. However, unlike those whose signature is the same as their voting mark, and who blindly follow the politics of colour, it matters to me that my political leaders come...
This paper represents both a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the personal income tax (PIT) reform proposal outlined in the recently published 10-Point Plan and an evaluation of their appropriateness and sufficiency. At present, the first J$...
Winning an election is not primarily about having the best ideas, the best plans, and the best record. It is about tactics, strategy, optics, gamesmanship, winning hearts.If the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) wins the election this Thursday, Andrew...
As Jamaica prepares to vote on February 25, the singular most important determinant of the election outcome should be the economy. Since independence 53 years ago, the Jamaican economy has not performed to its potential, mainly because of bad...
Hi, Dwayne Vaz!Remember me? I won't be forgetting YOU for a while, Dwumbert. The recent upsurge of politically connected gun violence, especially in and around Montego Bay, has brought to mind pictures of you prancing about on a MoBay stage...
