By Jamaica is bankrupt. A rather dramatic opening statement but with the way things are in Jamaica these days it might not be so far-fetched. If Continue reading
By Paulwell’s Damascus Moment: “Re-nationalize Electric Company”
A most auspicious moment has arrived for Jamaica, and like the natural mystic spoken about by the Hon. Robert (Bob) Nesta Marley, it is blowing Continue reading
9,000 Volts of Bolt – New World 100m Record
Usain Bolt’s sizzling 9.58 sec world record 100 meters run on Sunday gave Jamaicans one more reason to celebrate, despite the tough economic times facing Continue reading
About Mark Lee
Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
Barbados Responds to World Economic Crisis with Tourism Excellence
Hotel and restaurants workers across Barbados are being encouraged to respond to the present global financial slowdown with excellence. This was the theme of a Continue reading
About Mark Lee
Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
Wanted: The Protestant Work Ethic
Ever so often, there comes a point when one has to, more or less, ‘take stock’ of one’s life and makes some decisions as to Continue reading
“Save West Indies Cricket” – Plea from Political Party
The People’s Empowerment Party (PEP) in Barbados is calling for urgent action to save crisis riven West Indies cricket. The call come from PEP’s president, David Comissiong.
Prayer to the IMF: Set a ‘Fix Electricity’ Conditionality
Notwithstanding the trepidation haunting Jamaicans as we contemplate a return to a borrowing relation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), dreaded conditionalities and all, this Continue reading
Land We Love … and Hate IV – Black Sands, Windmills and the Future
With fried fish and johnny cakes on the black sands of ‘Little Ochi’, Mello wraps up the story of a day in his trip from Toronto to Jamaica, the land of his birth.
About Mark Lee
Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
