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PNP Leadership Race: Parting Peters

Posted on August 18, 2019 by

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 →

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HOPE for Danville Walker and Others

Posted on July 23, 2019 by

Jamaica’s leading anti-corruption watchdog  – Integrity Commission – recently published its 1st Annual Report. One of the telling areas of the report – not mentioned widely in media or political circles – is on page 45 and what it says … Continue reading →

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PEP & CMU Just Not Adding Up

Posted on July 13, 2019 by

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 →

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Jamaica’s National Trials and that Hurdles Fiasco

Posted on July 2, 2019 by

The outcome to the women’s recent 100m hurdles non-race at Jamaica’s recent national senior and junior trials was a major embarrassment. Danielle Williams, Jamaica’s number 1 sprint hurdler in recent years, had clearly false started and was given the red … Continue reading →

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Latest from the PAAC Hearings: The Yacht, The Minister, The Advisor and Donor Consultant

Posted on June 2, 2019 by

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 →

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Is the PNP Finally in Renewal Mode?

Posted on May 9, 2019 by

The popular term “A week is a long time in politics” has recently manifested itself in Jamaica. 4 April 2019 – Portland Goes 100% Vaz The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate Anne Marie Vaz defeated the popular Peoples National … Continue reading →

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Jamaica’s National ID Card Programme – Costly?

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

I am no fan of the proposed national ID card system in Jamaica. Having worked around government databases for 3 decades, I have learnt that society has to  question a government’s desire to hold more information on its citizens. The … Continue reading →

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