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Carnage in the streets and the government’s response Ambassador Curtis A Ward (05 July 2024) — It’s hard for me or any well-thinking Jamaican to believe the...
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We are not at war, but we are not safe Ambassador Curtis A. Ward (10 March 2022) –– Speaking as a Jamaican, we are not at war with any country, and we don’t...
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Trump’s security assistance cuts and Pompeo’s Jamaica promises diverge Ambassador Curtis A. Ward (25 February 2020) — On the 10th anniversary of the Caribbean Basin...
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Crossing the Rubicon into Autocracy
Crossing the Rubicon into Autocracy Ambassador Curtis A. Ward (19 June 2025) — We may not be there yet, but we are well on the way. This essay is about autocracy, that...
100 Days of Chaos, Fear, Human Misery, and Global Insecurity
100 Days of Chaos, Fear, Human Misery, and Global Insecurity An Essay on the Status of the World Ambassador Curtis Ward (13 May 2-25) — President Donald Trump’s...
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Crossing the Rubicon into Autocracy
Crossing the Rubicon into Autocracy Ambassador Curtis A. Ward (19 June 2025) — We may not be there yet, but we are well on the way. This essay is about autocracy, that corruption feeds on autocracy and vice-versa. Corruption thrives in autocracy with one used to conceal the other. Our country, Jamaica, embarked on the journey of an independent nation embracing democracy and eschewing authoritarianism. Who can forget the words of Jamaica’s first prime minister and National Hero, the...
100 Days of Chaos, Fear, Human Misery, and Global Insecurity
100 Days of Chaos, Fear, Human Misery, and Global Insecurity An Essay on the Status of the World Ambassador Curtis Ward (13 May 2-25) — President Donald Trump’s America First foreign policy during his first 100 days makes the world less safe. The world is in chaos; fear stalks the land which was once hailed as a refuge; human misery is widespread as the U.S. has ended assistance to those in need; and regions of the world are teetering on the brink of conflict. Global insecurity —...
Constitutional Reform Is Dead…Or Is It?
Constitutional Reform Is Dead…Or Is It? Rosalea Hamilton, PhD (06 May 2025)– On April 14, 2025, Nationwide 90FM reported that “Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has accepted that the goal of transforming Jamaica into a republic at this time, has been dashed. The prime minister places the blame of the failure squarely at the feet of opposition leader, Mark Golding.” So does this mean that the Constitutional (Amendment) (Republic) Bill, 2024 to create a “Republic” that...
A New World Order —Trump’s America First foreign policy
A New World Order —Trump’s America First foreign policy Ambassador Curtis A. Ward (05 April 2025) — President Donald Trump is leaving no doubt about his intention to use American military and economic superiority to not only change or dismantle world order but to dominate it. He hopes to replace world order by which multilateral and bilateral relations have been governed since World War II with an America First policy across all areas of human interaction. The intent is to destroy and...
Rubio’s visit to Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname — what it means for the region
Rubio’s visit to Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname — what it means for the region Ambassador Curtis A. Ward (30 March 2025) – In his second trip to Latin America and the Caribbean, Secretary of State Marco Rubio made Jamaica his first country to visit in the English-speaking Caribbean. A bilateral meeting between Rubio and Jamaica’s prime minister Andrew Holness was first on the agenda. Why is that significant? Several reasons. Not only is Jamaica the largest English-speaking country in...