Jamaica
Scandals In Jamdown, No Problem Man…
Like I said before Jamaicans are not too unsettled by bad governance as long as they see some benefit from it no matter how terribly short-sighted and pitiful it is.
Guests stood bewildered as controversy laden Government Minister Richard Azan on Friday strolled confidently about at an official opening event by a private sector company in New Kingston where the news media was out in their numbers. The Prime Minister only reinforced that bewilderment after an interesting keynote address at the event. Had Mr. Azan served under the previous administration he would have long gotten the boot.
Champs 2013 is upon us and it promises to be a spectacle, filled with high intensity performances, camaraderie and yes, flair. This of course is something that we as Jamaicans and track & field enthusiasts alike have come to enjoy and expect for a number of years.
Now while we in Jamaica sit back and allow the government space to offload burdensome taxes and painful cutbacks, people in other countries are treated with respect. In wealthy France the left leaning President Francois Hollande in addition to him and his Ministers taking a 30 percent pay cut ditched his Citroen C6 official car, the equivalent of a BMW 5 series and Audi A6 that our Prime Minister and Minister of Finance ride around Kingston city in
A call to debate. Stakeholders need to take affirmative steps to create an environment that promotes and supports innovation. An innovation ecosystem of sorts.
Then PM Bruce Golding moved to cut his own salary by 15 percent with colleague government MPs taking a 10 percent cut.
PNP welcomes critical milestone achieved towards economic reform
The People's National Party has welcomed the announcement by IMF Mission head to Jamaica Jan Kees Martjin, that the mission had reached a staff level agreement with Jamaican for US$750 million loan.
By: Guest Blogger Francis J. Mafar And so the nation must sacrifice. As I listened to the prime minister and the minister of finance 'sympathizing'
It is clear that Jamaica is again at a critical crossroads. The Economic Challenges we face limit the number of options we have to continue our country’s economic and social development.
The Ministry of National Security in an update on its Facebook page stated that a boat originating from Haiti arrived on the island’s North-East coast about 6:00 this morning, carrying approximately 25 persons.
The International Association of Athletics Federation says a doping case involving Jamaica’s female sprint star Veronica Campbell-Brown points to ‘lesser’ offense.
Dancehall Artist Andrew Davis aka Flippa Moggla was involved on a Motor Vehicle Accident along the Spur Tree Main Road in Manchester this morning.
When did it come to this? Where do we begin to look for answers? Turns out that these are deep rooted psychological problems. And what the good Professor Hickling has concluded, might in fact be right. Jamaicans are mad people.
