★ Latest — Opinion & Analysis · Hurricane Melissa Relief · AG Report

When the Money Stayed Dry: The Holness Administration's Hurricane Relief Failure

Of $1.44 billion in Hurricane Melissa donations, only 1.8% was spent four months after the storm. The National Disaster Fund had no chairman, no bank account, and no audited accounts for two years. 34 million dollars in roofing materials went unverified. Three of four relief contracts went to non-compliant suppliers. S. Ramsay on the systemic collapse of disaster governance — with five original editorial cartoons.

May 16, 2026 · S. Ramsay · The Opinion · 10 min read Read Article →
★ New — National Crisis · UNDP 2026

Half of Jamaica Is Packing Its Bags. Andrew Holness Handed Them the Suitcase.

More than half of Jamaicans plan to leave within 3 years. Jamaica scores 9.5/10 for brain drain — the worst in Latin America and the Caribbean. Only Haiti ranks above us. Written by Shaquille Ramsay. Illustrated with original editorial cartoons.

May 16, 2026 · Shaquille Ramsay · 8 min read Read Article →
Governance · Public Finance · Clarendon

No Office, Full Allowance? The Constituency That Has No Constituency Office

Jamaican taxpayers fund a monthly office allowance for every MP. In Central Clarendon, that money may be flowing — but the constituency office is nowhere to be found. A documented inquiry into what J$250,000 a month is buying in Delroy Williams' constituency.

May 2026 · opinionwithramsay.com Read Investigation →
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.

April 2026 · opinionwithramsay.com Read Investigation →
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.

April 2026 · opinionwithramsay.com Read Investigation →
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.

April 2026 · opinionwithramsay.com Read Investigation →
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 →
Governance · Public Bodies

The Broken Authority: Inside the NSWMA

Unqualified appointments, diverted millions, and a pattern of impunity stretching across party lines. A 25-year documented record of the National Solid Waste Management Authority's governance failures.

April 2026 · opinionwithramsay.com Read Investigation →
National Security · Human Rights

Blood on the Balance Sheet: Jamaica's Crime Reduction and the Cost Nobody Is Counting

Jamaica's murder rate hit a 30-year low. The government is celebrating. But 311 people were killed by security forces in the same year — with zero body cameras rolling. The full ledger has not been read.

April 2026 · opinionwithramsay.com Read Investigation →