Category: Headlines
Youth, Death and Leadership – Reflections on the Passing of Bajan PM David Thompson
Those whom the gods love die young, goes the saying from Greek mythology. David Thompson, who died in office as the Barbados prime minister, age Continue reading
Team Jamaica Goes for Business Gold in 2012
Jamaican businesses are mobilising to make significant gains by partnering to develop trade and investment opportunities leading up to the Olympic Games in London, UK Continue reading
Revive the NDM Anyone?
I’ve decided to take a break from writing, get off my butt and get some other action going. Jamaica is looking at an election in Continue reading
Guyana Farmers Pray for Rain
Rural farmers on the Demerara’s East Coast in Guyana are hoping that the rains quickly come or else they stand to lose millions invested in Continue reading
Change, Can You Believe It?
The scene is haunting. It recalls those pictures of war ravaged African cities where dark faces congregate by seemingly useless buildings to stare at nothing Continue reading
State of Emergency
A state of emergency has been declared by the government in Kingston the Jamaican capital as gunmen attacked four police stations and burned one to Continue reading
Jamaica Government Relents on Extradition Fight
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Bruce Golding, in a mood of atonement, announced Monday night that the US extradition request for alleged drug dealer and gun runner, 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
In a Time of Crisis Jamaica Must Look for Opportunities
It would seem that every day we wake up and open the newspapers, turn on our radios and watch the television Jamaica’s problems appear to Continue reading
Change You Can’t Believe In
In the summer of 2007, Jamaicans went to the polls and decided that after 18-plus years of PNP rule they wanted a change. They voted Continue reading