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The last thing Jamaica needs now is division among Jamaicans. Jamaica should have one goal; one purpose; one mindset. First and foremost, to deliver basic humanitarian relief like food, water, shelter, healthcare and spiritual comfort to people...
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“… Close the window weh de wind cum from. Open de other side. Do de same when de eye turn …”. How many Jamaicans and Caribbean people have passed on this knowledge to successive generations during the hurricane season from June to November?...
There is a fatal attraction to the practice of building on dangerous sites that seem to be ‘easy pickings’ for unauthorised occupation. Persons who squat on public or private land, seem to be embolden with confidence that the authorities will be...
With little pretence, he said, over furrowed brows and 60 years on his clock, “As time passes it becomes crystal clear that Melissa caused more death, destruction, turmoil, and mayhem than one could imagine. So far, over 30 Jamaicans have perished...
Joy Uche Ogwu, Nigeria’s most prominent female scholar-diplomat, recently died in New York at the age of 79. In a deeply patriarchal, male-chauvinist Nigerian society in which women are often marginalised in political and diplomatic life, she was...
Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean have always been natural partners. Today, in an increasingly unstable world, we choose to draw even closer and strengthen our friendship. The upcoming CELAC-EU Summit that will take place in Santa Marta,...
We repeat our mistakes and get the same results and at times even worse. The prophet Hosea (8:7) warned us, “You sow the wind you shall reap the storm.” Not a literal translation. We often hear, in the immediate aftermath of a disastrous event,...
In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, our nation faces the harsh reality of rebuilding lives, communities, and livelihoods. In these moments of collective hardship, political divisions must give way to a unified national response that is rooted in...
This week has been all about Hurricane Melissa and that’s likely to be the case for many more weeks. So there’s no better time for a reminder of the power of positive thinking. In that regard you need to understand and commit to some spiritual...
Hurricane Melissa brought high seas along the Palisadoes Peninsula, and the coastal protection works held firm. Minister Daryl Vaz reported that he was “pleased to update the public that the Palisadoes Strip shows no issues or damage”. With no...
I can best express my pain by using the first words that come to me. And of course, it’s all about the destruction left behind by the passage of the monster hurricane, Melissa. The first words, quite simple ones are, “It pains me and breaks my...
When Hurricane Melissa loomed over Jamaica, international journalists rushed to report what many framed as impending devastation. Likewise, many observers, regionally and internationally, rushed to social media to share their views on the matter....
As a loyal West Indies cricket fan who stays up day and night to watch our games wherever they are played, I am, like many others, very distressed to find us near or at the bottom rung of the cricket-playing nations in almost all formats of the...
The lone woman sitting on the evacuation bus travelling from Port Royal to a designated shelter was an explicit essay. Most residents refused to leave their homes to travel to the public facilities. They clearly agreed with the man who said in the...
Bad policy choices are not the only factor responsible for high and sustained levels of economic growth to elude Jamaica. There are structural defects in the economy as well. For high levels of economic growth the country must be able to produce...
In recent months, we have not focused on US sanctions against Trump administration adversaries. Yet we have seen that the administration’s use of sanctions is widespread, and, in many cases, more severe. These sanctions directly targeted political...
