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Jamaica’s governance framework is beset by several weaknesses.  These weaknesses pose a great danger to the ideals of democracy as well as undermine the principles and practices of accountability.  These weaknesses include ineffective legislative frameworks for investigative state agencies and conflicted persons being appointed to sensitive offices. For example, the Integrity Commission Act prohibits the […]

On the night of Tuesday, September 14, 2021, a video of Minister Floyd Green, then Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, went viral.  The video captured scenes of a birthday party which was held either that day (September 14) or the previous day, both of which were designated “No Movement” Days here in Jamaica as part

It is no secret that big money can buy anything and the most important commodity that big money requires to perpetuate itself, is government.  Political parties are, therefore, useful tools in the hands of big money, and a political party in government is obviously far more valuable than the ones not in government.  But at

In 2018 I codified, via an article published in the Jamaica Observer of March 25, 2018, my strongly held view that Jamaica was on the path towards a dictatorship.  (See link to the full article here). I listed four qualities of dictatorships, namely: Control of law enforcement agencies, particularly the justice system and the police

The 2020 Governance Report on the UWI by the Dennis Byron-led Commission, was unfortunately viewed as an assessment of the stewardship of Sir Hilary Beckles, whose contract was, at the time of the report, up for renewal.  The delay in confirming whether his contract would be renewed, was not only contrary to UWI Ordinances, but