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Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Understanding the path to development (Part 1)

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Dennis Chung says, much more than economic growth, development means the general improvement in opportunities and standard of living of the...
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Friday, May 16, 2014

The economic impact of fear

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FEAR can be a very important learning tool if one understands and embraces it. A child for example learns through fear, and understanding ho...
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Friday, May 09, 2014

What will man leave for God?

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Christianity teaches us that God made the earth, and all that is within it, in seven days, while the proponents of evolution promotes the id...

A cyclist's perspective of Jamaica

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ONE of the things I have learned from my teachers is that before you attempt to write (or say) something, in other words pass judgment, it ...
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Monday, April 28, 2014

Social behaviour - the missing link for Jamaica's development

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Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses. Chung lauds the JUTC and the Ministry of Transport for their efforts to streamline the bus syst...
Friday, March 28, 2014

Jamaica’s road to prosperity

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THE January fiscal numbers reveal a concern that many of us expressed at the start of the IMF agreement: that achieving the primary surplus ...
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Saturday, March 22, 2014

The politics of Malaysian flight 370

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A little over two weeks ago Malaysian Airlines flight 370 went missing and has captivated the attention of the world. This is the first time...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Transforming the public sector

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ANYONE who has been reading my articles will be aware that I have always been caught up with the need to transform the public sector into a ...
Friday, March 07, 2014

Jamaica’s emerging crisis

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IN examining whether an organisation can turn around or is a good investment, one would first have to look at its businessmodel to see if i...
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Friday, February 28, 2014

Holding back the reform agenda

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ANYONE who has been reading or listening to my recent commentaries would realise that I am fully in support of the reform agenda otherwise k...
Friday, February 07, 2014

Understanding the mechanics of growth

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A few days ago I was on a radio interview where the question was: Who was responsible for growth, government or the private sector? This que...
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Friday, January 31, 2014

Discipline’s role in development

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LAST Wednesday I was driving to work when I saw a man throw an orange peel and another item on the road. The confidence with which he seemed...
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Friday, January 24, 2014

Just do it

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A Nike shoe is shown on display in Niketown. The Nike tagline “Just do it” means that we shouldn’t just sit around thinking about what we c...
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Friday, January 10, 2014

Effect of crime and bureaucracy on development Pt 2

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Spanish hotel chain Riu recently opened its fifth hotel in Jamaica. Fixing the problem of crime and bureaucracy would drive investment into...
Friday, January 03, 2014

Effects of crime and bureaucracy on development

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AS I stated in my last article, I believe that Jamaica can start seeing positive economic and social development with the current set of leg...
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Friday, December 27, 2013

Staying the course in 2014

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AS we move towards 2014, it is natural for us to not only reflect on 2013 but also think about what we must do in 2014 to improve our lives....
Friday, December 06, 2013

Transforming Jamaica's productivity

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LAST week I referred to what I think is Jamaica's biggest risk (that of the unproductive human resources) and also addressed my belief t...
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