Category Archives: Editorials

THE EDITOR, Madam: Metaphorically speaking, rape is a forced and inhumane violent action upon an individual or social group in which their human dignity is robbed, resulting in trauma manifested in certain mental illnesses and deviant behaviour if they go unhealed. Irritability, angry outbursts, and aggression are examples of traumatic behaviours. European powers, traders, andContinue reading “Importance of a mentally healthy society”

THE EDITOR: Sir, Recently, Ambassador Aloun Ndombet-Assamba had a Facebook post entitled “Some of PNP’s Legacy Projects and Achievements”.  Honestly, it was an impressive and informative list of pre and post Independence achievements. More recently, Prime Minister Andrew Holness remarked about his own legacy.  He is quoted as saying, “I have to start to think aboutContinue reading “Building an authentic legacy”

Dear Editor, With news emerging about the resurrection of the Vale Royal talks and the positive feedback, especially from the Opposition, it leaves me to utter, “God is not sleeping.” In a letter published in the Jamaica Observer on Monday, January 3, 2022 I wrote, “The best new year’s gift that Andrew Holness can give Jamaica is notContinue reading “Resumption of Vale Royal talks — a long-awaited gift”

THE EDITOR, Sir: If Jamaica is to become a phoenix rising from its current socio-economic quagmire, then there would be need for a more responsive and humane system of governance.  Governance is understood as the manner of addressing and organizing the people’s business.  However, responsive governance relies on consensus building, and consensus building depends onContinue reading “Desmond Tutu and Jamaica”

THE EDITOR, Sir: If Jamaica is to become a phoenix rising from its current socio-economic quagmire, then there would be need for a more responsive and humane system of governance.  Governance is understood as the manner of addressing and organizing the people’s business.  However, responsive governance relies on consensus building, and consensus building depends onContinue reading “Governance”

THE EDITOR, Madame:  Recently, I returned to Jamaica after 18 months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and the closure of the international borders of Trinidad and Tobago. At first sight, I was awestruck by visible signs of a booming construction industry – incredible high-rise residential buildings in Kingston and St. Andrew, Business Processing OutsourcingContinue reading “Construction At What Cost?”

THE EDITOR, Madame: Corruption in Jamaica’s public sector has dominated the headlines in the print and electronic media for the last several weeks: Alleged corruptive activity at the Rural Agricultural Development Agency, Clarendon Alumina Production, and the Ministry of Education. In a recent radio interview, Dr. Trevor Munroe, Executive Director of the National Integrity Commission,Continue reading “Corruption”