"Let us walk hand in hand and help break down the barriers in those zones of exclusion that create havens for criminality." These inspiring words from the 2011 prime ministerial inauguration speech seem to have been forgotten by everyone, even the speaker.

Like most Jamaicans I have been very puzzled at the lack of correlation between the fluctuation of the price of oil on international markets and the price we Jamaicans pay for petrol at gas stations.