The International Monetary Fund just released on May,15,2020 the sum total of 520 million us dollars to our government to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus. The IMF is well known worldwide as the financial arm of the United States foreign policy. Its stated objective as part of the strategy of financial control of a country finances by supplying loans when it is short on funds to satisfy the ...

The Central Intelligence Agency was created on July 26, 1947, when Harry Truman signed the National Security Act into law. The CIA is the intelligence arm of the United States government which is the most budgeted agency of all security apparatus. It has been involved in numerous nefarious activities around the world without punishment or imprisonment, they are above the law. History has recorded ...

Running away, jogging, selling cigarettes, driving, staying at home, showing your license as a weapon carrier, a churchgoer, a President, and a Congressman or Congresswoman gives you no respect or freedom to live as a black person. Trump and his swamp hatred and division are not restricted to domestic policies only but to its foreign policies. The visit by  Pompeo to Jamaica, a ...

As stated in our previous commentary, our healthcare system is dysfunctional. Is it because our government rushed into privatization? without having a modern national health care system in place. How things change in just a few months after the media blast of prosperity and success mirroring the style of the Donald trump governance.  Our government will have to focus on putting money in our ...

The denying of our people to land in Jamaica should come as no surprise to us. Our government practices against black people have been noted in our history. There is no love for our people, only during elections!!! They use our political power to advance the interest of the elites and non-blacks. The tried and tested use of dis-unity is employed against us so as to prolong their governance. It is ...

Post Michael Manley we saw the gradual erosion of the State structure through privatization. The leaders of both the JLP and the PNP touted the miracle workings when things are run solely by the private sector but with the advent of the coronovirus the reality is shocking. It must be embarrasing to Andre Holness to see his fake prosperity promises goes up in smoke!! He was never prepared for this ...

 The confinement of inner-city residents although the intent is plausible will cause the Covid19 to spread more rapidly because of the congestion and dilapidated environment. The policymakers themselves are unaware of the dire conditions because they don't reside in the constituency, they lack the understanding of our citizen's needs. Most dwelling share one bathroom and shower(Tenement ...

Our movement since its launching at the University of the West Indies has called for the cancellation of the IMF debt and the funds saved to stem the rate of the impoverishment of our people. The Covid19 that is causing havoc around the world will inflict more pain on poor and developing countries, it is time Mr, Holness exerts pressure on Trump to cancel the debt. Our mainstream media have never ...

Miss Coleen Waker became the latest statistic on our murder chart which sees no end in sight. Our society have been in a decline when our government decides to implement the IMF/Private sector economic program that saw a decline in investment towards the social sector and the rapid-fire sale of our National Assets. The majority of our people saw a steady decline over the years of their disposable ...

Our health care system is so inefficient babies die because of non-functioning equipment. Patients are kept in makeshift tents, few doctors are station at the major health care centers, skilled nurses are forced to migrate to New York and other major American cities. Most of the inputs within the healthcare system are outsourced to private interest and theft by some workers is rampant. This is ...

On behalf of the descendants of Garvey, Nanny, Sam Sharpe, Bogle, Norman Manley and Bustamante, the Jamaica Patriotic Movement, call on our leaders in Parliament to condemn the racist and fascist loving white supremacist, Donald Trump, to end the warmongering against the Homeland of Hugo Chavez.  We call also for the unfreezing of the billions of Venezuelan funds in US banks, the ending of ...

The Cuban revolution ushered in a new dynamic within the backyard of the United States' imperial dominance. It garnered the hate and despise by the worst elements of the ruling elite especially the white nationalist of both the Republican and Democratic Party. Fidel Castro did the impossible when he initiated as part of his revolutionary program to eradicate poverty, a health care a education and ...

Our culture is riddled with individuals from the inner cities that become famous as gunmen, dons for a particular constituency, soccer stars, athletic stars, and reggae icon. It is a known fact that Reggae Music from the inner cities was the forum used to describe the harsh conditions of the communities, the cost of living, relationship issues, etc, it was the heartbeat of the downtrodden. Any ...

The coronavirus has exposed globally the weakness and faultline of western capitalist systems that had worshiped the privatization of everything including one of the basics of human welfare, healthcare.  Many wars were conducted to export this economic system under the pretext of democracy to enslave the world by a few greedy billionaires. Jamaica health care system was stripped to the bones ...

Our Prime Minister must be credited with choosing people that are experts at fudging the truth as he is when having a press briefing. Donald Trump, the ultimate expert in lies on a daily basis must have informed our prime minister on his strategy. Mr. Nigel Clarke, our Finance Minister in presenting the budget mentioned nothing about the IMF impact on the deterioration of our health care, ...

Our people are once again celebrating the return of true and trusted friends, the Cubans.  It was during the Michael Manley tenure we saw a reaching out to our neighbors and to Africa, bringing us all together to advance the development of the poor and working-class of our country, Socialism is now a common theme in American politics, what a visionary Michael Manley was!! It is similar to ...

The Organization of American States will be deciding the fate of the current president and Donald Trump lap-dog, Luis Almagro. It is very important that our Prime Minister act in accordance with international establish norms of independent democratic institutions and our historical experience as a once colonize island and vote to expel Mr. Almagro. No country has the right to use its military and ...

During the British rule of Ghana, the locals were told that industrialization was not a fit for Ghana because they wanted only to have their country as a source of raw materials and cheap labor. The development of Ghana, the world's top cocoa producer was never allowed to set up its own factories or to build major trading ports so as to reap a sizable profit to benefit its people. All ...

The coronavirus will definitely hit those who are in rural areas without easy access. The IMF program has caused a lot of dislocation and scarce resources before the onslaught of this pandemic, the government must move fast to protect the most vulnerable amongst us. The private sector must be cautious about profiteering off our people suffering and must be told that they have to sacrifice some of ...

Once again the incompetence of the Holness Administration is in full view. Every Jamaican know that our health care is ill-prepared to take care of our people's health due to the non-investment in equipment and structures along with the migration of our critical care nurses and doctors. There must be a National Health plan initiated by parliament with our health ministry as the leading force to ...