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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day;

teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

COVID-19 Recovery Plan

Using common sense and renewable energy to rebuild Jamaica

The government has access to over US$2 billion of the people's money to invest NOW:

Over US$3.5 billion in the Net International Reserves, NIR. Why do we need savings greater than 25% of GDP? WHY?

US$50m for a parliament building when in 2022 many communities are without roads and water, and some without electricity.

The parliament building project needs to be scrapped plus US$2 billion taken from the NIR and invested in basic necessities: roads, water, education, healthcare, markets, proper solid waste management, renewable energy, security etc.


The annual JPS bill to power all state infrastructure is around US$150 million. We must cast aside this burden, we can't breathe! It is an annual gift to JPS shareholders that the country cannot afford and gets very little for, with most streets in darkness at night. Applying the payback period of 4 years, the cost to solar powered state infrastructure would be around US$600 million i.e. 4 annual JPS bills. 

So US$150 million of the people's money should be invested every year instead of being spent to do the following: 


Take all state infrastructure off the grid

Deliver solar powered streetlights nationwide

Eliminate school fees to create a fairer education system

Provide internet access in all schools and electric school buses for free and safer travel

Some schools and public buildings would have the capacity to sell excess electricity to earn revenue

Waste-to-energy (in 2009 it was reported that this would generate 18% of our electricity needs and save US$60 million per annum)

Recycling and e-waste management

Infrastructure projects: mini-grids for rural communities, youth leisure and community centres with vocational and e-learning programmes 

Solar and wind powered infrastructure and solutions to aid the digital revolution

Solar and wind powered farming solutions

Solar and wind powered factories to manufacture and process imported goods such as glass bottles and foods and drink


This would impact numerous Sustainable Development Goals and also hit the 50% renewable energy target that the PM told the world he was so committed to but now reneged on. What he has delivered is LNG and the 4th highest electricity rates in the world and now he wants to add more mining and tourism to his destroy Jamaica portfolio. All this can be achieved without spending an extra tax dollar, simply by redirecting the people's  money i.e. investing instead of building the NIR and donating to JPS. It would create thousands of jobs/careers and one would expect a reduction in the annual US$500 million crime bill. This is sustainable and also a social intervention measure.

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The energy policy is based on corruption. Tell Greg Christie that you demand an investigation. Tweet him here. Enough is enough.

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The creation of a renewable energy industry that is owned and managed by the people.

It could easily be funded if the government was prudent: replace the indefinite payment of electricity bills with fixed term loan repayments. 

The annual electricity bill: around US$150m.
An IMF US$1 billion loan: 20 annual repayments of US$52.5m.
So just by borrowing around US$100m could be saved every year. It makes sense to get a loan. It is negligent not to.

This initiative would liberate tens of millions of US$ annually to improve education and eliminate school fees.


  • Solar powered schools with the possibility to sell electricity to earn revenue
  • Solar powered streetlights nationwide
  • Solar powered state infrastructure - police stations, hospitals, markets etc.
  • Waste-to-energy with proper functioning solid waste management
  • Small wind and solar facilities in rural areas
  • Electric school buses for safe and free travel
  • Solar powered workspaces and workshops to reduce imports
  • Sustainable job creation


There would be significant impacts on the Sustainable Development Goals, the environment and crime.

And it would not cost the taxpayer an extra tax dollar.

Boot them out!

Profligacy: The finance minister billed the people for over US$65,000...

This section highlights why the Jamaican people need to rid themselves of the self serving parliamentarians who run the country to maintain poverty, crime and hopelessness. Jamaica receives copious amounts of solar radiation and wind, has no waste-to-energy but is transitioning from oil to LNG at great expense. How come? Because of falsehoods and corruption. Their energy policy is destroying Jamaica.

The Bauxite Lie

We are told that the destruction of many of our communities is necessary because every year bauxite mining contributes over US$1 billion to the economy. We were told that mining contributed US$1.3 billion in 2018.
This is a falsehood.
This financial year (2022-23), the ministry of finance estimated the contribution will be ONLY US$32 million.
In 2019 the contribution was NOTHING.
Add insult to injury, WINDALCO is unprofitable but continues to poison the Rio Cobre.
It is evident that the PM only cares about foreign investors.

Destroying the Dry Harbour Mountains for US$4.5 million

The PM wants foreign investors to blow up the sides of mountains and destroy pristine forests to mine limestone. The sales are expected to be in the region of US$130 million from which the people will receive ONLY US$4.5m.
But in May 2021 the then minister of mining Robert Montague said the PM had listened to the people of St Ann and "... instructed us that we should begin talks with the developers to identify suitable lands with the same or better quality limestone and we have begun preliminary talks with them." So he planned to destroy somewhere else. However, in March the new minister, Audley Shaw said he would be granting the demolition permit.
The decision stinks of corruption.

Incredible returns for foreign investors, at our expense

The potential sales to JPS: around US$7m per annum.
The lease agreement with the National Water Commission: US$10m per annum?
The minister said NWC bills will be reduced by approximately 30%, saving conservatively US$6.7m ($1b). Therefore annual electricity bills for these water facilities is around US$20m, so the lease could be as high as US$14m.

The return on investment could be as low as 3 years!

The US$62.5m swindle is covered in the videos below:
https://youtu.be/wAQVKj9cZZo
https://youtu.be/X9ffarrFPFI

Money for the boys!

Infrastructure structure projects should be welcomed but ours put the people's money into the pockets of parliamentarian friends and family.
The infrastructure component of the development of the STEAM schools will cost US$115.2m. STEM teachers are in very short supply globally so where will ours come from? 

Return on investment: $0.
US$50m earmarked for a new parliament building when communities have been marooned without bridges for years. 

Return on investment: minus billions annually.


In China: Panda Green Energy recently connected a US$52 million 50 MW solar array to their grid.

Fuel is by far the greatest contributor to the cost of electricity, around 75% of the bill.

  • Cost of fuel: $0

Only 3% of our electricity is generated from solar power.

In Jamaica: US$330 million LNG 190 MW power plant has been constructed.

Fuel is by far the greatest contributor to the cost of electricity, around 75% of the bill.


  • Cost of fuel: in 2017 we spent US$4.75 billion

Question: why is the government uninterested in pandas?

Corruption! Over 30 years and no jail time

A country where corruption is seen as the norm; the PM cannot explain his wealth but this is acceptable.

Corruption! Only in Jamaica could 600,000 barrels of oil disappear

600,000 barrels of oil has disappeared into the ether and no one has been held accountable. Yes, unrefined oil valued over $43 million, gone like a fart in the wind.

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A few lines for the diaspora and those who love Jamaica. Well it was a few lines when I started but it grew. And grew.....

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My name is John Lennon and I am a British expatriate living in Montego Bay. I am very passionate about the environment and it's inextricable link to education. I have been advocating for state investment in solar powered schools and renewables since 2014 but have failed miserably. But that is Jamaica for you.


I was born in the UK during Be

My name is John Lennon and I am a British expatriate living in Montego Bay. I am very passionate about the environment and it's inextricable link to education. I have been advocating for state investment in solar powered schools and renewables since 2014 but have failed miserably. But that is Jamaica for you.


I was born in the UK during Beatlemania and when the nurse saw Lennon on my name tag she postfixed John. Whilst it is a good ice breaker, the problem is that most people remember my name whilst I cannot return the favour. I have met a Paul McCartney, spoken to a Mark Chapman and believe it or not I checked into a hotel at the same time as another John Lennon. 


Anyway, I spent my teenage years in rural Jamaica before returning to the UK. Jamaica was very different back then. Some things have improved: today it is much easier to get around the island and shops are always well stocked. However, crime is certainly worse today and I think the same can be said for poverty. On our current course and with COVID-19 I am not optimistic about the future.


I think we can start to address these issues if we create a transparent renewable energy industry. Please continue to read to see how this can be achieved.

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