Portia Simpson-Miller
If we want to grow, we must innovate
The emphasis on Innovation as an ongoing theme in the Budget Debate by the Prime Minister et al should be well received. It has always been my view that one of the most basic things public figures in general, and politicians in particular can do to set the tone for innovation is to signal their commitment to supporting innovation.
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.
Then PM Bruce Golding moved to cut his own salary by 15 percent with colleague government MPs taking a 10 percent cut.
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.
In 1989 when the then Prime Minister Edward Seaga led JLP administration demitted office Jamaica’s debt stock stood at J$31 billion. By 2007, after over
The news headline from one major media house summed up just how bizarre Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller’s address to the nation was. The headline “Calls
Can Dr Phillips, given the sordid history between himself and the prime minister, carry on effectively in his job? It doesn't seem likely. Vocal support
2013 will undoubtedly be one the most challenging years in our history. On the bright side we are proud that tourism continues on an upward
In a United States of America diplomatic cable dated July 8, 2008 then Opposition Member of Parliament Dr. Peter Phillips told an American diplomatic official
Crowd led by priests attack gay rights activists
A throng of thousands led by priests in black robes surged through police cordons in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, on Friday and attacked a group of gay rights demonstrators.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), has placed Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago on a watch list of countries that have failed to make the adequate copyright payments for U.S. musical compositions aired in the broadcast media.
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.
