A group of property owners out west is taking their case to the Supreme Court in order to turn the searchlight on how funds are spent and how the property is being managed. Despite the repeated disappearance of court files, the litigants are hopeful that in the end, justice will be served. Most of these property owners are foreigners who invested in Jamaica years ago and some say this case is an attempt to gauge Jamaica's investment temperature. In any event, the administration needs to take a look at the strata law which, at the moment, has no teeth to deal with delinquent owners.

2. Pyramid anyone?

One wonders what kind of pyramid scheme will turn up next. It is obvious that people who fall for these schemes fit a certain profile, for they never learn. Take this woman who lives in the US who recently sank millions into the failed alternative investment scheme. She has now found solace in a new travel scheme which promises big dividends. The only thing is, the individual has to lay down US$500 to get in. Nocturnal thinkers dream up these schemes which promise instant wealth and they may involve magic cures, money, and even telephone networks. They are all the same: those who get in early will reap big, those on the back-end suffer.

3. FINSAC commission - Bring it on!

Scores of people welcome the pending enquiry into the FINSAC debacle of the 1990s. Rumours abound about who and what contributed to the failures. One hears talk about which institutions were allowed to sink and which were helped to swim, which made huge campaign contributions, who jetted off to faraway places to ink secret deals, etc. Politicians appear to have fared best in the scheme of things, and the people of Jamaica have a right to know exactly what happened, to bring closure to this sad episode in our history.

4. My own marquee

This person was driven out of town on the back of a homosexual scandal. Today, he delights in his new life, especially seeing his marquee, even if it is one advertising real property.

5. Area code 305

Hypocrisy is so rife in politics. Long before there was Netspeak, the politician boasted about his home in South Florida and was happy to share his phone number beginning with area code 305, with special friends. As we speak, there is a search on to determine his immigration status. The results are being eagerly awaited, for this would be the mother of all scandals.

6. Dangerous airport corridor