What can we do, to solve the problems, in Jamaica and The Caribbean? Term limits for politicians, challenge our graduates to use their newly acquired knowledge to help solve problems & more...An EDITORIAL by Ruel E. Lowe

by Ruel. E. Lowe

Let us take some time out to do some very deep thinking and soul searching. As we are well aware dealing with constant negativity is a sure way of destroying one’s health! The problems in Jamaica and the Caribbean are well chronicled; crime, opportunistic, avaricious politicians, inefficient, ineffective governance and greatest of all short coming a lack of vision and the list go on and on………

 Now for the billion dollar question: What can/will we do about it? Constant complaining/criticizing/condemning and pointing out the myriad problems, is not the solution! I refuse to spend my time in futile pursuit of the utterances of evil politicians who are in government only to get elected or reelected and increase their wealth. That is certainly an exercise in futility and a complete waste of time!Now let us deal with some positive solutions.Since the present system has proven to an abject failure in excess of fifty years, then it must be radically changed! 

This can be achieved by instituting term limits on elected officials, and anyone presently in government must be barred from participating, in any future government, and must have no affiliation with any political party! Both parties must be dissolved and new parties formed!I would work diligently to achieve this end! Since the present and past governments have lacked the necessary progressive ideas, and have no plans in place, to absorb the high school and university graduates, it will be up to the folks who love the country(s) to come up with these ideas. more