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The pathetic picture of that 59-year-old man ambling his way on crutches to tell his tear-jerking tale of FINSAC woes will be etched in the minds of Jamaicans for a long time. If you ever wanted a human face to the disaster of a high-interest rate policy, you got it at that FINSAC enquiry. Another wretched week for Omar Davies.
All three major financial rating agencies, Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch, have now made public their findings on the Jamaican economy. The results, particularly at this time, are frightening portending greater hardship for the future.
My two seat mates on the flight from London to Mauritius were two lively young lesbian lovers. They did almost everything under my armpits, except penetration, as if I wasn't there at all. Same-sex relationships have now been normalised in a large number of 'advanced' countries, including the UK.
We have heard shifting positions from the Government on whether Jamaica faces an economic crisis. We have had shifting positions on whether we need the International Monetary Fund (IMF) too. We have had shifting personnel - four different lead negotiators with the IMF and the new Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) governor might become the fifth.
It is often said that one never sees smoke without fire for there is usually more to a story than that which appears at the surface. The press conference convened by the People's National Party (PNP) four Thursdays ago is a perfect illustration of this.
