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Posted By: yowser Posted On: Nov 25, 2017 Views: 1720	jamaica Also back in the 1950's and 1960's if jamaicans never migrate away from jamaica i somewhat think the island would be a lot better than it is now ?
Posted By: yowser Posted On: Nov 25, 2017 Views: 1721	jamaica What a even better jamaica if ruled by the british
Posted By: Concerned Citizen Posted On: Nov 16, 2017 Views: 2161	New Id Law In Jamaica I would like to see the gleaner do a poll on the new id law in the island.
Posted By: Pat Williams Posted On: Nov 11, 2017 Views: 972	Would Jamaica be better off had it remained a Brit This is revisionist history at its best. Imagine an island or country that is run by a mother country in which all the top positions in government, private sector and non-profit are held by expatriates. Is this the kind of Jamaica we would like to see?
Posted By: Kay Posted On: Nov 11, 2017 Views: 1002	Better off under British? We havecproven that left on our own we cannot manage well. An example is the IMF. It took the IMF for us to do certain things in our economy. Yes a foreign 'power'.had to dictate. We have proven that if we don't have foreign then we cannot successfully help ourselves. MAYBE in 1962 we were not ready for independence!
Posted By: Anneke Posted On: Nov 8, 2017 Views: 785	Public Education Still can't understand persons who believe we would be better off as a dependent of Britain! We need some serious public education. I wonder if this view is rooted in the mental dependency that so many of us have and always looking to someone to 'mine wi'
Posted By: shevy Posted On: Oct 19, 2017 Views: 1710	yes it would be better Yes it would be better .yes the mother country don't normally pay much attention but the little given has better 10 folds.i live in a brattish territory and it has its benefits
Posted By: Facts are a stubborn thing Posted On: Sep 8, 2017 Views: 4259	cc Are Jamaicans still going to the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, and Bermuda for work to send remittances? What are the standards of living and GDP per capita today on these British overseas territories, that were once ruled from an office in Kingston? How has the percentage in crime statistics today in Jamaica changed vs 55 years ago? Let us not ignore economic logic for political opinions any further in Jamaica. Had Jamaica retained if only the British pound (currency) alone and went along with independence, the standard of living and future for every Jamaican child today would be far brighter than it is today. Factors of production are land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship. Islands that have distances averaging only a few hundred miles with no resources, but good governance, are reversing this equation and are able to absorb talent from Jamaica that has far more natural resources and a population exceeding two million.
Posted By: Robert Posted On: Sep 6, 2017 Views: 4282	Be modern Colonialization is from times gone by. Jamaica should be proud of its independence and independence movement. The UK has plenty of bad experiences from this bygone era. In the case of Cayman isn't that island highly discriminate about who lives there and money influences decision making. That not right.
Posted By: Talk truth Posted On: Aug 31, 2017 Views: 3692	Question Yea mi know Jamaicans are a proud set a people, so let mi help unno answer truthfully and free unno consciences. Would it have been worse? Would it have been the same?
Posted By: Independence Posted On: Aug 27, 2017 Views: 1638	No Regret British enslavement was as brutal as the Americas. Slavery was abolished in the 1830's but up until Michal Manley took power no dark skin Jamaican could work in a Bank. Our mistake was allowing America to influence our politics, send in the guns and teach us to hate each other. We are a much larger Island with greater natural resources than those others considered a success.
Posted By: Critical Reader Posted On: Aug 27, 2017 Views: 1495	Take a look at Cayman Had Jamaica remained a British colony we would have been the Hong Kong of the western hemisphere under good law & governance. There would be enough investments to develop the island as the premier financial and shipping hub of the region. We only have to look at the GDP per capita of the Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos Islands, and the shipping routes that pass through Panama to conclude that. By now, we would have figured development out and would have been exporting it. It is going to take political consensus on the economy, debt, and gangs to get these results restarting today. There seems to be some measure success on the direction of the economy and debt.
Posted By: paddy Posted On: Aug 13, 2017 Views: 2193	Remote outpost Jamaica started its real development after independence. Unfortunately, some cruel politicians put their personal ambitions ahead of the country's interest, and embraced criminals openly. I don't think Britain wanted Jamaica as part of its sovereignty either, as Jamaicans had started serious resistance to the British Crown government, especially in the form of a new rastafarian movement. There was even an armed clash between a British Home Regiment and rastas, resulting in British soldiers being killed. The roots of Jamaica's problems had begun way before independence.
Posted By: DeAnne Posted On: Aug 11, 2017 Views: 2114	Under British rule -never again Colonization was never an ideal in many regards because no colony is ever a priority for the "Mother country". The things which would make Jamaica better off is to stop the rampant corruption in our Politics, Contracts, Customs & imports and all spheres of Government. Also addressing archaic laws & more judicial efficiency will do. Less government red tape on a whole and reestablishing good family values and strong subsistence because our island is blessed.Stop looking back and look forward.
Posted By: Romain Posted On: Aug 11, 2017 Views: 2128	Jamaica Remaining a British Colony I do believe we would be better off if we were still a British Colony. Why? I believe there would be less corruption as the leaders would have to be more responsible in carrying out their duties as they would have to answer to a higher body. Secondly, Instead of us begging the IMF for bail outs we could possibly get aid from Britain. Lastly, we would possibly be using the British currency which has a lot more value than the Jamaican dollar. Colonization though reminds me too much of slavery so I do not welcome it, however, let us not throw in the towels as yet, let us hope that we get a true leader someday hopefully not too late that will bring about change for the better and he/she will be supported by a team who also wants change, as well as get the support of the citizens to work together to implement these changes and recover our economy and put Jamaica back on the map because we have sunken.