Cat Fight: A Report on the War Between Women

Reflections of an Island Girl “Woman to woman is Bitch.” Sadly enough the only thing that struck me when I first heard those words was the fact that they were uttered by a man. Growing up in a family with a bounty of women, I was well accustomed to the bickering, backbiting and backstabbing that […]

The Link Between Timely Road Repairs And National Development

It was with intense interest that I read the headlines “Roadblock rage – Protests against hikes, decaying infrastructure” in the August 30 Edition of the Daily Gleaner. As a former transportation planner with the state of California and an academic with a special interest in the spatial efficiency of government in general and Jamaica’s in […]

Jamaican Childhood

Dem yah school pickeney nowadays Nuh know wah childhood mean, Aftarall dem have all sorta computa And calculata machine. Memba in days gone by When wi haffi count wid icicle stick? Memba how much tamarind seed u did haffi save Fi cyarry bright bright Monday mawnin fi avoid gettin lick?   Grade 1 wi learn […]

Welcome To Pattersonianism

Prime Minister PJ Patterson says that he will throw in the towel by April 2006. Many Jamaicans have been involved in heated and perhaps premature debates about PJ Patterson’s legacy. From what many others and I have gathered, PJ Patterson’s legacy is marked by widespread failure. Patterson sympathizers will, as expected, argue otherwise. However, their […]

"Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, land I love!" by American Retiree in Jamaica

I love Jamaica! This is my tropical paradise where I intend to live the remainder of my life! There is no place on earth I’d rather be. “Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, land I love.” The reason for saying all that is because several readers, over the past few months, have criticized me for being so negative. […]