The recent so-called divestment of Jamaica’s sugar industry.should rather be termed “dash-wey”, for it is nothing short of a give-away. Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s administration, Continue reading
Party, Class and Democracy – A Jamaican Challenge
The contenders, Peter Phillips and Portia Simpson Miller After 70 years Jamaica’s People’s National Party (PNP) is becoming a democratic institution and the resistance is Continue reading
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Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
Divining The Roots of Crime
Bedfellows On the surface, nothing links Jamaica’s collapsed Cash Plus alternative investment scheme, the debacle of the exposé of Spanish company RIU flouting its municipal Continue reading
About Mark Lee
Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
Combating Crime May Improve Healthcare
Jamaica is in a position to learn from more advanced nations with regards developmental policy initiatives. Developed nations provide models that would eliminate the need Continue reading
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Chavez’s Drum Beats Silent, but Still Cause for Caribbean Concern
One for the TV cameras – Smile! So it started with a bang and ended with a tush: Colombian soldiers in hot pursuit, take out Continue reading
About Mark Lee
Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
Castro’s Anglo-Caribbean Ties a Mix of “Good and Evil”
Like the Haitian revolution before it, the Cuban Revolution of 1959 and its leader, Fidel Castro sent fear and trepidation through the hearts of the Continue reading
About Mark Lee
Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
The Art of Oppression
Poor governance, unemployment, crime stalks the island. Most of what the world knows about Jamaica is associated with the work of Bob Marley, Marcus Garvey Continue reading
About Mark Lee
Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
The Question of Ethnocentric Schools or Ethnocentric Curricula
What is a call for an Afrocentric curriculum in any location if not an indictment of the existing school system? It results from a perception Continue reading