“The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned, the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity”. This taken from writer W. B. Yeats gives an extremely accurate depiction of where we are in present...
Voting is not foreign to typical Jamaicans. They vote for head of staff associations, president of their social clubs, committee heads in their church and community groups. They have an interest in how things are run. However, when it comes to voting for...
For years I have said there are many in Jamaica who would prefer to sit and watch this country burn to the ground than stand up for its progress. They are proudly dressed in garments of rabid political colours, hungry for political spoils and benefits which suit only...
In recent times several cases in the courts have piqued public interest, not only because of the high profile, but the elements. It brings into sharp focus how we sometimes interpret justice in the public domain. The long running case known as the “Klansman Trial”...
I don’t need long thought, reflection or analysis to state categorically and unapologetically that social media is now the greatest space of dysfunction ever created. However. I can also be honest in saying that was not my impression in the early days of using...
There have been many attempts over the years to have motorists settle overdue and unpaid traffic tickets. These tickets are supposed to be paid before a due date at the tax office, or it means they have to be dealt with by the traffic court. Of course, the usual call...
I always believe those given positions of authority, power, accountability and public trust should be held to higher standards than the average citizen. They should also be found competent, efficient and effective in said posts with remuneration to match. Let me also...
The role of the citizen is far more important than that of government, police,military, civil society groups and church.The citizen is the witness, evidence giver, the credible piece of the puzzle. Ifthe citizen decides to see, hear and know no evil, it negates and...
Three hundred years ago the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) was created. The core purpose was protection of property for the privileged portion in the country, the slave and plantation owners’ right to a buffer from the masses. Our independence did not remove this...
The Jamaica Constabulary Force, JCF, must be commended for the countless improvements made to its image and its behaviour in recent years. It cannot be denied that extrajudicial killings, severe beatings of detainees and the usual negativity associated, has been on a...