Energy · Public Finance

The $42 Billion Question: Jamaica's Oil Hedge Tax Became a Revenue Fund

A $7-per-litre tax imposed to buy price protection against oil shocks. What followed was a decade of abandoned contracts, money absorbed into the Consolidated Fund, and consumers paying for insurance that no longer existed.

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Policing · Accountability

Ten Years of Promises: The Body Camera Failure That Costs Lives

Since 2014, successive Jamaican governments have promised body cameras for the JCF. A documented decade of deflections, reversals, and excuses — while people died and accountability remained optional.

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Governance · Contradiction

Said Then, Did Now: The JLP's Systematic Record of Contradictions

A systematic, evidence-based examination of the Jamaica Labour Party's opposition rhetoric versus its record in government — tracking the gap between political promise and practice.

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Legislation · Democracy

The NaRRA Bill: A Structural Blueprint for Executive Overreach

A critical analysis of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority Act, 2026 — every significant flaw, gap in oversight, and democratic deficit, read directly from the Bill itself.

April 2026 · opinionwithramsay.com Read Investigation →