Author: Mark Lee
Jamaica’s 9-11 Moment
Jamaica is having a 9-11 moment. Prime Minister Bruce Golding flying a plane of obfuscation into the Jamaican parliament, has brought a unity not often Continue reading
JLP Senators Back Prime Minister Golding
All the senators nominated by the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) have thrown their support behind Prime Minister Bruce Golding, beleaguered with calls for his Continue reading
Wanted: A Supreme Leader
Jamaica is suffering from a credibility problem and that is affecting every aspect of our lives locally and internationally. As the late prime minister, Michael Continue reading
It Is Not About Greg Versus Paula
The Joseph Hibbert- Mayberry Johnson case demonstrates the usefulness of Contractor General Greg Christie’s proposal. In January 2009, the Contractor General announced that he had Continue reading
Fund Spins Positive Face on Ja Deal
The International Monetary Fund has put out a video that sells its new $1.25 billion agreement with Jamaica in a positive light. Past agreements in the 1970s and 80s resulted in severe hardships on wage earners, as public sector jobs were cut, social services reduced or eliminated and public assets sold.
IMF Approves $1.25 billion Stand-by Loan to Jamaica
The International Monetary Fund has approved a US$1.25 billion loan to support Jamaica’s economic reforms and help the country cope with the consequences of the Continue reading
Rex Nettleford – Country Boy to Urbane Icon
His is another of the stories of country come to town; the boy who left his dirt poor rural community for the brighter lights of Continue reading
To Rachel Maddow: On the State of the Union
The USA’s bubble has burst (or is at best losing air fast). To further compound this, the USA continues to prosecute wars it can ill afford. Main Street is convinced that President Obama has access to some economic and other leavers which, in less than a year, should have been effectively manipulated to reinstate the…
Caribbean, Central America Recovery Lags Behind Asia’s – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has painted a more optimistic view of the global economy in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) and its Global Continue reading
Haiti’s Lesson – As Seen by Fidel Castro
Two days after the catastrophic earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital, Cuba’s former president, Dr Fidel Castro, wrote the following observations on the event that has shaken the world and has fast become a circus of “me first”.