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Gas Prices – How to cope with the increases?

February 2nd, 2013

On my way to work I was greeted by an unusual sight. Alongside the Nelson Mandela highway was a donkey cart being driven by two men. As they jostled along, their faces were not strained and anxious nor did they worry about what it cost for them to fill their ‘tank’. The cart might have [...]

How can you prevent Road Rage?

July 6th, 2011

A BMW X5 is hit by a passing taxi, in a rage the driver of the BMW shoots at the taxi. Sounds like a scene from a movie? Well, it is actually from a news report about an incident that took place in Kingston on July 1, 2011. It got me thinking about the intense [...]

Should we have a different system for issuing licenses?

February 18th, 2011

I was 22 years old when I got my license. Yes I meant ‘got’ as in earned not ‘bought’. Unfortunately, that is not the case with all drivers. In fact, some proudly assert that they ‘bought’ the license because they think that they are being clever and have ‘beat’ the system. I wonder if our system [...]

Should cellular phones be banned from use when driving?

February 15th, 2011

Remember the ’good old days’ when if you wanted to talk on the phone you waited until you got home? Remember when you used a phone to make calls and not listen to music and watch movies? Okay, maybe there are a lot of advantages to the widespread use of cell phones but they cause a lot of problems too! [...]

Boxing Day Disaster!

December 30th, 2010

Sadly, we have found a new tradition for the holidays. However, this one brings only misery, grief and loss. On December 20, 2005 in Kent village, St. Catherine, six persons lost their lives when the taxi they were in crashed head first into a truck. Who could forget the horrible accident on December 19, 2008 in Fellowship, Portland [...]