Miss Christine Lagarde, the former head of the IMF and now the head of the European Central bank urged Europe to "invest in the future by strengthening common institutions and empowering the world's second-largest economy. Monetary policy alone cannot and should not be the only game in town, in addition to the infrastructure we need research and development and education" ( Financial Times, ...

Yet again we have seen behavior from our citizens that let us wonder what has become of our humanity. We remembered the incident of the mother beating her child with a machete and the analysis of the act is similar today in regards to the teacher. Our country has deviated from our afro-centric approach to human development and behavior and adopted totally the western culture of individualism and ...

Mr. Lee Chin, the billionaire chairman of the Economic Growth Council of Jamaica is crying the blues that the failure of his performance is due to the ineptitude of the permanent secretaries. He failed to mention that he recorded Billions in profit from his financial enterprises and other regional investments.  It is widely known that these individuals only enter into arrangements ...

Andrew Holness campaigned on a promise of prosperity for all. He went further to tell our people that they will be able to sleep with their doors open. What the Prime Minister did not comprehend is that building a mansion requires expert tradesmen and women, running a country requires knowledge of economics, world affairs, understanding the need s of the majority of people and a character ...

The honorable Andrew Holness hosted one of Donald Trump Favourite's emissary in our country to show Uncle Sam that he will be a willing partner in carrying out the schemes and policies of Donald Trump. There was nothing historic about the meeting, Mr. Holness was carrying out outdated policies conducted by his mentor, Edward Seaga. Mr. Holness abstention at the United Nations which benefited ...

Since the governance of the People National Party under the leadership of the late Honorable, Michael Manley, our crime and murder rate have skyrocketed due to the removal of state entities as the focus of social empowerment of the majority black Jamaicans. Economic and social statistics are there to prove this fact but are hidden by mainstream and fake media to support this financial ...

Ramzy Baroud,believes King’s ‘Beyond Vietnam’ speech, in which he linked the poverty of blacks at home to US imperialist adventurism abroad, remains as relevant today as it was in 1967 ON JANUARY 15, millions in the US commemorated Martin Luther King’s Day. His famous “I Have a Dream” speech was referred to numerous times in media outlets as a reminder of the evil of racism, which is ...

The social decay and everyday killing and murders are affected only by the majority black Jamaicans. What the media in Jamaica are hiding is the deadly economic medicine that suppresses our people mind leading to a state of panic, fear, suicides, migration, hopelessness, and hate among themselves. Our country is on a path of pauperization of the majority by taxation!!! Let's look ...

The honorable Andrew Holness has declared a state of emergency in Mo-bay in response to the continuing spiraling murder rate. Since the granting of political independence from colonial Britain, our political leaders from both tribal parties have followed a liberal economic policy endorse and enforce by the IMF although our debt is 80% own by our native rich, the private sector. The social ...

Today, it is not uncommon to hear about conflict in the Middle East, especially when it comes to the war in Syria or Iraq, or when coverage includes North African or Asian nations Author: Elson Concepción january 15, 2018 16:01:53 Bombings in the Middle East. Photo: AFP The geographical region known as the Middle East, where 60% of the world’s oil reserves are concentrated, has been ...

On behalf of our peace loving people we condemn the abstention of our Government vote at the United Nation  on the status of Jerusalem. It is acknowledge that our people consistently abide by the edicts of the United Nation as it relate to the aspiration of nations seeking to free themselves from occupation, slavery, colonialism,neo-colonialism, war of aggression and world imperialism. ...

The first tremor was in 1865 when the son of our city and country, PAUL BOGLE led the Morant Bay rebellion against low wages, high taxes, and exploitation at the hands of the slave masters. During those times they introduce the apprenticeship system to allow the slave owners to gradually move to wage slavery, similarly to the contract system used under the present system. The morant bay rebellion ...

Jamaica patriotic movement congratulates the Honorable Andrew Holness in assuming the confidence of our people to carry out his promises of prosperity for all. Our history have shown that real freedom comes when our people are involve in the decision making process of their destiny. In our period 1720-1739, Nanny, with exceptional revolutionary leadership kept the British from penetrating the ...

  The leader of the opposition, Andrew Holness reveal his 10point plan. On careful analysis it is really a 2point plan. The tax plans call for the non payment of taxes to those making 1.5million or less and the extension  of the mortgage terms to 50/60 yrs. The non payment of taxes act will cost the government 13billion in lost revenue according to the Phillip team. Peter Phillip is ...

The current economic and political situation is getting worse daily. On the political front both parties are paralyze because of its consistent alignment with the private sector and the western economic mechanism spearheaded by the International Monetary Fund.  The country lacks a national leader that can carry our country into the twenty first century.  The old style politics where ...

WASHINGTON - In his final State of the Union address, delivered here last night, President Obama echoed the goals of those seeking progressive change in America: "opportunity and security for our families; a rising standard of living and a sustainable, peaceful planet for our kids." He said "all that is within our reach," but only if we reject the politics of jingoism and racism. He did not cite ...

Unlike state armies that exist to protect the integrity of the nation, NATO has no defined purpose other than to continuously engage in conflict. This explains the organization’s desire for conflict , when diplomacy is the best answer. Imagine a kitchen fully equipped with the latest cooking gadgets, stocked up with the freshest and best quality produce and staffed with the most highly trained ...

        REVOLUTIONARY VENEZUELA ADVANCES SOCIAL EQUALITY – WHAT IS AT STAKE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS? by Alison Bodine and Macarena CataldoNovember, 2015Reprinted from Fire This TimeIn December of 1998 the people of Venezuela changed the course of history in Venezuela with a gigantic victory for the people of Latin America and ...

Boyne, noted veteran JIS columnist is right in asserting that both Parties commitment to the IMF austerity program irrespective of who wins the election. The only issue I have is with his title” Voting for the IMF”, it should have been Voting for the “IMF/Private Sector”. Credence should be given to his exposing of the Intellectual bankruptcy of the so call neo-liberal. The favorability ...

American imperialism: seeking to control Syria, seeking regime change in Syria is part of a broader aim of controlling the Middle East, says Joseph Kishore, National Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party.“Turkey has its particular interest in Syria and has a de facto alliance with ISIS. Turkey has been a central force in backing the anti-Assad forces in Syria, many of which, of course, ...