Lorna Golding, sister of JLP MP and Minister of Labour Pearnel Charles and wife of Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has urged us to “Read between the lines” when we consider his confessions, namely that he authorized the hiring of the U.S. law firm Manatt, Phelps and Phillips (after having insisted that he and his government [...]
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Reading between the lines with Lorna Golding (and Dudus Coke)
May 20th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Jamaica days, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, Think global
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Why are we waiting, Prime Minister Golding?
October 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Jamaica days, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, Think global
The current Prime Minister of Jamaica seems to deserves our sympathy. He is out of options. Massive cuts in government expenditure must take place so that the government and the economy can continue to function at some basic level. The IMF is said to be asking for at least 25,000 job cuts. Air Jamaica will [...]
Tags: Air Jamaica·Christopher "Dudus" Coke·corruption·crime·crime rate·Dons·Jamaica·Jamaican economy·Jamaican elections·Jamaican politics·Joseph Hibbert·Prime Minister Bruce Golding
Hurricane season : ‘Dudus’ Coke heads north ?
September 1st, 2009 · 118 Comments · Jamaica days, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, Think global
Hurricane Dean ushered Bruce Golding and the JLP into government in September 2007. Tropical Storm Gustav commemorated their first year in office. So far, knock on wood, the 2009 hurricane season has been particularly quiet. Then, just as things seemed to be winding down to the usual end of summer back-to-school, money-have-to-spend and government-and teachers-must-quarrel, [...]
Tags: corruption·crime·crime rate·Dons·Jamaican politics·JLP·Peter Bunting·PNP·Prime Minister Bruce Golding
Mike Henry sets Oxford University Press straight about Jamaica’s National Hero, Nanny of the Maroons
July 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Jamaica days
Long time supporter of reparations for slavery, Mike Henry, Jamaica’s Minister of Transport and Works, got an apology from the Oxford University Press about their definition of Maroon. I suppose it’s not very surprising that a British dictionary would “forget” to mention that the Maroons defeated the British twice ! Go deh, Mike !
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No Exit: Former Prime Minister Seaga gives us the very bad news
May 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Jamaica days, Think global
Former PM Edward Seaga was never accused of being a ray of sunshine when he was an active politician. “Action, not a bag a’ mouth” was more his style. Now retired, Mas’ Eddie is writing his autobiography and reflecting on days gone by. In his column in the Sunday Gleaner today, he gives us the [...]
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