Should the PNP be doves or hawks?

Jamaican Opposition Leader Portia Simpson-Miller’s fiery speech at the People’s National Party’s annual conference this weekend has already sparked criticism.
 In an editorial today, the Jamaica Gleaner stated:
But responsible criticism can never be confused with the kind of demagogy displayed on Sunday. It was an outrageous performance with alarming implications for Jamaica and the PNP.
The editorial [...]

Is JA as homophobic as we think…I think not.

This post was spurred by this article in this week’s International edition of Newsweek called Land of Reggae and Homophobia which looks at the much-discussed homophobia of Jamaica.
Now having lived in Jamaica for a few years, I think Mr. Contreras is overstating the situation. I am not at all trying to make excuses for JA’s homophobia [...]

Competition is bad…at least for CBC apparently

So as a cultural observer (and someone with an unused, government paid-for degree in the cultural industries) I was very excited by the Barbados PM’s announcement earlier this week that the long-mooted Festivals and Events Bureau would be taking over running of the Crop-Over festival from next year. This is to allow the NCF to focus [...]

Are we killing the newspaper?

An interesting article here from the Toronto Star about how concern about the demise of the newspaper industry has been overblown and also about some new trends that will take place in the media industry with greater intensity over the next few years.
Now I have been a journalist. I have always wanted to write and [...]