In a scathing rebuke of Jamaica’s leadership and education system, renowned businessman Howard Mitchell says for more than a century the nation’s leaders have maintained a structure that is failing to produce literate and numerate graduates to.
With Jamaicans sceptical of the reported 10 per cent decline in major crimes last year, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has repeated his promise of a radically new approach to the crisis in 2024. Apart from the regular policing, he hopes to “.
If there is one thing that Jamaica is exceptionally good at it is a delayed response to confronting long-standing issues. Despite that, the year 2024 will be pivotal as the country will have to face a multiplicity of challenges to achieve.
The following is an excerpt from the speech presented by Dr Peter Phillips at the naming ceremony for the Sir Kenneth Hall Administrative Building at The University of the West Indies, Mona campus.