-
Recent Posts
- Blackmore’s Commanding Grand National Triumph
- West Indies vs Sri Lanka – Man of the Series: Garfield Burford
- Cheltenham Festival 2021 – Red Letter Week for Blackmore
- Time for West Indies Cricket to Break Up?
- Politician’s Portmore Parish Plans
- PNP’s Senate Fallout is Messy
- Viva Maradona
- Barbados Removes Nelson’s Statue
- PNP Opts for Golding
- Jamaica’s General Election 2020 – JLP 48, PNP 15 (ish): Blow Out or Damp Squib?
- JLP vs PNP: Decision Time
- Televised Debate Team JLP vs Team PNP – Who Won? Not Calamity Campbell
- Jamaica General Election – Move it to 2021
- Jacinda Ardern & Angela Merkel Ranked Most Eloquent World Leaders
- England vs West Indies – The Pandemic Series
Archives
- April 2021
- March 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- June 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- November 2013
- October 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- March 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
Categories
- andrew holness
- ATHLETICS
- barbados
- bbc
- black history
- bob marley
- Boris Johnson
- BREXIT
- Britain
- british politics
- canada
- CARIBBEAN
- CMU
- Conservative Party
- coronavirus
- corruption
- COVID-19
- cricket
- Current affairs
- DAVID CAMERON
- donald trump
- ed miliband
- EU
- FIFA
- football
- HOME OFFICE
- human rights
- iaaf
- immigration
- inspiration
- israel
- jack warner
- jamaica
- jamaican
- jamaican politics
- jazz
- Jeremy Corbyn
- JLP
- journalism
- LABOUR PARTY
- LONDON
- media
- Media
- middle east
- music
- NEWS
- obama
- old harbour
- Pandemic
- Peter Phillips
- photography
- pnp
- politics
- reggae
- Romney
- slavery
- SNP
- sport
- sports
- theresa May
- Time Magazine
- tony blair
- Tory Party
- track and field
- Trump
- uk
- uk elections
- uk politics
- usa
- usain bolt
- us elections
- west indies
- WINDRUSH
- Windrush Scandal
- world cup
Goodreads
Gary’s Latest Tweets
- Taiwan seizes chance to host foreign reporters kicked out of China ft.com/content/ab588f… via @financialtimes 1 day ago
- RT @NewsroomNZ: As a black American living in NZ, doctor Satra Browne found herself in a unique position after George Floyd’s death. She to… 1 day ago
- Channel 4 News - St Vincent: tens of thousands living in shelters as UN launches funding appeal youtube.com/watch?v=kJgIc9… 1 day ago
- @JamaicaGleaner No point making grand passionate speeches in parliament on the issue of #vaw and then go silent whe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- Former Tory candidate 'brokered £100m government PPE contract' mol.im/a/9491301 via @MailOnline 1 day ago
Flickr Photos
Tag Archives: corruption
What I Learnt during the Pandemic – week ending 30/5/20
In Jamaica I Learnt The decision by the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) not to chose an acting leader during Peter Phillips recovery from cancer treatment has back-fired spectacularly and reopened deep divisions amongst the PNP’s elected representatives. Opposition spokesman … Continue reading
Posted in coronavirus, COVID-19, Uncategorized
Tagged canada, corruption, cricket, jamaica, jazz, music, Pandemic, st vincent
Leave a comment
The Caribbean Maritime 5 – Plunderers of Public Funds?
The corruption charges filed against the following individuals is a big step in a story that has captured the imagination of the Jamaican public since March this year. Ruel Reid, former Minister of Education, Youth and Information Fritz Pinnock, President … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged CMU, corruption, Fritz Pinnock, Graft, jamaica, Nepotism, ruel reid
Leave a comment
World Championship 2019 – Doha Saved by the Athletes
With the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Outdoor Championship Athletics in Doha, Qatar, at an end, I am still bemused why this event was held there in the first place. From the moment Qatar was given the mantle … Continue reading
Posted in athletics, BBC, sport, sports, Uncategorized
Tagged ATHLETICS, corruption, iaaf, sports, sports writing, track and field
Leave a comment
PNP Leadership Race: Parting Peters
Peter Phillips, the current leader of Jamaica’s People’s National Party (PNP) should send a thank you emoji to his rival in the leadership race, Peter Bunting. Bunting’s challenge for the leadership has certainly given the PNP the impetus it has … Continue reading
Posted in jamaica, jamaican, Uncategorized
Tagged corruption, jamaica, jamaican, People's National Party, Peter Bunting, Peter Phillips, pnp, politrix
Leave a comment
PEP & CMU Just Not Adding Up
If Apple Inc. removed its CEO, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Design Officer right in the middle of the launch of a major product, then shares in that company would fall sharply and shareholders would demand immediate answers from the … Continue reading
Posted in jamaica, jamaican, Uncategorized
Tagged Caribbean Maritime University, CMU, corruption, jamaica, jamaican, ruel reid, scandal
Leave a comment
Latest from the PAAC Hearings: The Yacht, The Minister, The Advisor and Donor Consultant
The Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) hearings into the shenanigans – centred on a number of scandals within Jamaica’s education sector – continues to unravel before our eyes. Leaving the public seeking with more answers. Last week’s key takeaways … Continue reading
Holness Reads Out Senator Ruel
The sudden firing of Ruel Reid as Minister of Education, Youth and Information plus his immediate resignation from the Senate has shocked Jamaicans. The reasons given for such dramatic action by Prime Minister Andrew Holness is still to be fully … Continue reading
Posted in jamaica, jamaican, Uncategorized
Tagged andrew holness, CMU, corruption, jamaica, jamaican politics, ruel reid
Leave a comment
Scandal in North American Politics
Last Wednesday, we saw an astonishing moment in political theatre. We witnessed a lawyer who sat before lawmakers and delivered an opening statement about corruption, political interference, bullying and veiled threats which some would construe as an obstruction of justice. … Continue reading
Posted in canada, politics, Uncategorized
Tagged canada, Canadian politics, corruption, Jane Philpott, jody wilson-raybould, Justice, justin trudeau, nasty politics, politics, SNC Lavalin
Leave a comment
Petrojam Scandal – Corruption Spillage Everywhere
The recent Auditor General’s report into the failing operations at the state-run oil refinery, PetroJam Limited, has understandably angered Jamaicans. The report highlighted entrenched levels of abuse of public money and power, poor governance, corruption, bullying, nepotism, misappropriation of funds, … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, jamaica, jamaican, Uncategorized
Tagged Andrew Wheatley, audit reports, corruption, jamaica, jamaican, jamaican politics, petrojam
Leave a comment
More FIFA Arrest Hits CONCACAF
Once again Swiss plain clothes police walked into a posh Zurich hotel and arrest 2 FIFA officials on corruption charges on behalf of the US Justice Department. One of the officials arrested today was Alfredo Hawit who is interim president of … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, CONCACAF, FIFA, FIFA CONCACAF CONMEBOL, football
Tagged CARIBBEAN, corruption, football, jack warner, soccer, US Justice Department
Leave a comment