Conscious that this region must always check itself to ensure that we have not become pawns of others but that we keep ever most and uppermost in our mind that we must do for our people without simply becoming pawns on a chessboard for others to be able to benefit from. If some are invited and not all, then it is an attempt to divide the region. ( Miss Mia Motley, Prime Minister of Barbados) The ...

Jamaica Patriotic Movement welcomes all peace-loving people around the world in celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr. Dr. King during his lifetime fought for peace, civil rights for blacks, worker's rights and against white supremacy, he gave his life for the cause he believed in. There is an attempt by Trumpism to continue the institutionalization of racism and to spread hate and ...

Let us reveal the mission statement of the National Integrity Commission; To enable an orderly and corrupt-free society for citizens, residents, visitors while ensuring efficient utilization of public resources. They have failed to deliver on their own mandate!!! Under the Holness administration, corruption took off overtly with confidence with only Ruel Reid as a minor sacrificial lamb while the ...

Our country during slavery had the most rebellious slaves thus the plantocracy made all attempt to nullify the colonial authorities to give any inkling of relaxing the control of slaves. Women were beaten and subjected to the same treatment as male slaves but the white historian downplays the atrocities meted out to female slaves!!! The Belgian colonialists had the female slaves place their ...

Mr. Pompeo is coming to our beautiful island as the most strident commentator of his racist boss, Donald Trump. Never in the history of American politics, one has ever witnessed the convergence of hate, fascist tendencies, bigotry, xenophobia, and warmongering among the various departments. Mr.Pompeo was the main architect of the killing of the Iranian commander triggering a possible third world ...

Our country holds the distinction of owning the majority of its debt to the private sector, over a trillion dollars!!! Mr. Duncan in his response to Mark Ricketts's queries in the gleaner about his plan for the future laments the need to target education, agriculture, crime, transparency, social intervention and the need to stick to the fundamentals of the IMF stipulation. I hope that Mr.Duncan ...

"I went and lay this wreath in memory of my ancestors that was put in these dungeons and shipped to Jamaica and other parts of the world" (Reggae artiste, Popcaan, 01/10/2020, Jamaica Gleaner)  An emotional and revered reaction by our young artiste on seeing the sights of where the victims of the worst of humanity, white supremacy, saw the value that lies under a black skin to enrich ...

"It must be made very clear that corruption and organized crime are serious threats to our economy and financial institutions, as well as clear and present dangers to National Security". (Nigel Robinson, Corruption, Power and Politics,  01/08/2020, Jamaica Gleaner)It is often left out of the conversation that corruption flourishes in a liberal system, the profit motive drive initiative, ...

Mr. Pearnel Charles, house speaker of our archaic tribal parliament reflected on the politics over the twenty years of his representation of his constituency, let us quote a few of his reflection. " The politics that we play in Jamaica is not executive politics, where you drive past and say 'hi' and wave. That is not what it is anymore. It is one in which you are like a family involved with a ...

Congress and the senate must hold Donald Trump to the constitutional foundation of the United States of America. Germany made the same mistake and ended up engulfing the whole world in world2 with the jews and Russians paying a heavy price!!! It is not the time to play with this racist and nazi sympathizer, the world is tired of endless wars of aggression, it needs peace and human ...

Prosperity abounds for corporate Jamaica for all of 2019. Holness Finance minister is behooving our people to stay the course because the fundamentals look good, but for who? The business class is elated that the governing party is sticking to all the requirements of the IMF to the applaud of the New York stock exchange, the best recording of profit-making in the world while our people become ...

I think we relate to each other a lot: Africans and Jamaicans, especially because this is where we, re all from in the first place. A lot of stuff that we practice in Jamaica, we think it is unique to us, but it is because it comes from here. (Jamaica Sunday Gleaner, 01/05/2020. Our government has failed since independence to educate our youths about their history and African culture that ...

Let us gather all the forces of peace to prevent the possibility of world war 3. Our movement, the Jamaica Patriotic Movement condemn the violation of international law and the targeting of sovereign states representatives, the law of the jungle is an outdated policy in our modern world of treaties that bound leaders to act responsibly. The dropping of an atomic bomb on Vietnam by the USA reveals ...

Both political parties must end the competition for power by making false promises to our people!!! Enough of the gerrymandering and focus on eliminating poverty, ignorance, and underdevelopment from our country. Emphasis must be for unity to pursue the genuine advancement of our people's culture as promulgated by Marcus Garvey and attempted by Michael Manley. The rural areas of our country are ...

The new year celebration is greeted with the killing of a top Iranian commander who is responsible for the defeat of ISIS in Iraq at the direction of the congressional impeached Donald Trump. The entrant of Donald Trump in the political theatre of the United States with a racist platform has incited and propel to the front of US foreign policy the most racist and fascist mindset ever. The ...

On behalf of our people, the Jamaica Patriotic Movement sends greetings to the Cuban people on their 61st-anniversary celebration. The Cuban revolution with the genius of its leader, Fidel Castro, has shown what can be accomplished when the salt of the earth governs itself. The revolution has outlasted over six presidents of the United States under the most brutal economic embargo ever inflicted ...

We are thankful for the support extended since the launching of this revolutionary movement at the University of the West Indies on 27th October 2019. Within two months over 600 persons have accepted our movement aims and objectives. It is the intent to build this movement in preparation for the 2025 election, to be the voice of the poor and working-class of our country. We will be focusing on ...

2019 is coming to an end with hope and aspiration for our people for 2020. Our people were promised prosperity, a high growth rate, a safe environment, and high employment but ended up empty-handed. What happened in 2019 is the enrichment of the same few that have been in control of our economic and political life since independence. The Private Sector along with their partners in Parliament have ...

Touring the parish of Manchester, parish of my dad's birthplace was a refreshing and shocking experience. Not much has changed, the natural beauty still dots the landscape. It was interesting to reason with the young farmers in Aucthenbeddie and Shudley about their issues. They lament the lack of opportunities thus their continued interest in farming yams. The price they are paid is so minimal ...

Another year is coming to an end, our country has experience positives mostly on the international scene but on the local scene, our society is experiences shock and awe on the murders and corruption occurring with no end in sight. Since independence, our leaders have purposely abstained from introducing the teaching of Garvey in school because some sector of the ruling class see it as too toxic ...