Taking responsibility for the failure of others is perhaps one of the hardest things to do. In fact, one of the safest refuges of weak leaders is to blame subordinates for failures.
If West Indian author C.L.R. James were alive today he would certainly be tempted to go 'Beyond A Boundary' and write 'Beyoncé A Boundary', given the hullabaloo, hype and histrionics over the staging of a performance by Beyoncé Knowles in Trinidad on February 18, 2010. - Tony Deyal
Dr Omar Davies, when he was finance minister, had a penchant, as we have noted before, for lecturing the Opposition on the need for responsibility when making statements about the Jamaican financial market and its institutions...
The distribution of Germany's population is seriously skewed. The population is ageing and there are few births. Lower-Saxony - one of the northern countries of the Republic of Germany - is badly in need of babies. Germany's birth rate is 1.38 per woman...
In Jamaica over the last 50 years, political possibilities have been limited by the large number of party diehard ('die-hearted') supporters. These are persons who support their party no matter what it does or how badly it performs...
We have not ascribed self-righteousness to Peter Bunting, the shadow minister for security. Yet, that is precisely how Mr Bunting sounds in his statement about the rise in crime for 2009, including homicides that were equivalent ...
Streamline gov't offices - All our government offices and other important places where people go for services must, as a matter of priority have their processes streamlined in order to achieve greater efficiencies.
Jamaicans are marvelous people. They are innately creative, fundamentally intelligent, truly warm and friendly. Yet, if one were to follow the media, one would feel that we were a hateful, spiteful, vicious people. Although it can be said that the media tends to focus on the sensational and that acts of viciousness and spite are generally more sensational than those of love, warmth, creativity and intelligence, one would be deluding oneself if one did not see that something was wrong with us.
Recently, Vivian Crawford, executive director of the Institute of Jamaica, was inspired to lend me Ruby Martin's copy of the book Power List 2010: Britain's 100 most Influential Black People, published by Michael Eboda, information from which I have decided to use for my first column for the new year and new decade.
It would have been grander theatre if the Opposition had 'elected' a speaker and had managed to have the mace in place for its unilateral sitting of the House on Tuesday.
In response to an alleged threat from al-Qaida, the British and American embassies in Yemen closed briefly this week. Yemen's government then complained that both governments were being alarmist, because it has the threat of al-Qaida under control.
The article in The Gleaner of Monday, January 4, 'Church failing Ja', along with that of Sunday, January 3 by Esther Tyson, give us pause to examine how the Church could influence 'the fight against crime'. It's good to see such lively and spirited discussions which, hopefully will be converted into action.
Relatively early in Peter Phillips' tenure as national security minister, a study on the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) proposed that at least half of its senior officers be fired or retired to make way for more...
Let us help each otherWith reference to the letter, 'Can't feed them, don't have them' published yesterday, in principle, it is true that if the parents know they cannot afford these children, they should not have them.However, the reality...
The festive season with its focus on family gatherings and celebrations compels one to think about the true meaning of happiness. In fact, the season which combines Christmas and New Year has been immortalised in song as the happiest time of the year...
I ACQUIRED every technical require-ment qualifying me as Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) governor one Friday night around a domino table.It was five-all in the last six. A win meant untold wealth (J$60). All my dominoes could be played.
Garveyism is irrelevant - I could not believe my ears when I heard on the radio that there is a Marcus Garvey movement that is alive and well at the University of the West Indies.
It is regrettable that The Gleaner has again found it fit to publish the so-called 'prophetic utterances' of Steve Lyston and his unstoppable band of seers who insist they speak on behalf of the Almighty.
The Government and trade unions that represent public-sector workers are soon to begin talks on another of the agreements under which wage restraints have been bartered for job security. In the best of times, the trade union bosses are not happy campers at these talks...
Thank God there were no fatalities or life-threatening injuries among the 154 people on board (passengers and crew) American Airlines flight 331 from Miami that crashed while landing at the Norman Manley International airport in Kingston during heavy...
Pedestrians' rights - Ms Joan Williams , in a letter to you recently, pleaded with motorists to be more considerate of the rights of pedestrians and cyclists in the use of roads.
If the Government's recent hapless handling of its fiscal and taxation policies confirmed anything, it's our argument of Jamaica's urgent need of a revolution, not the class conflict of the calcified left-wing ideologues, but a radical overhaul of its public...
In the context of the Government's Christmas tax package of $21.8 billion, $118.5 million is not a lot of money - less than one per cent of the total.That, on the face of it, is the amount the Government will forgo because of the...
I was one of those black women who immediately got upset with Buju Banton over his browning: "Mi love mi car, mi love mi bike, mi love mi money an ting/But most of all mi love mi browning." Quick to dismiss the youthful DJ as...
