Commentary

That was the cynical riposte of the ‘Big Woman’ as she calls herself. She sells rizzla, juice, fry-egg sandwiches, Boom, Campari and other unmentionable delights at the strategic intersection where “criss” commercial downtown Kingston bucks up the...

The shifting of tasks from medical doctors to other members of the healthcare team has been one strategy aimed at improving access to health services. The idea is that medical doctors will have more time for tasks that really only they can do. One...

On the last day of December, in the afternoon, I slowly drove past the Rockfort Mineral Bath. It seemed deserted. There wasn’t even a security guard at the entrance, as far as I could tell. The following Tuesday, I sent an email to Mrs Creed...

Last year, a few days before Christmas, our WhatsApp community notice board sent out an urgent message that read, “All residents of Oracabessa, Stewart Town and ALL the other areas, lock your vehicle and house doors. Reports are that six dangerous...

Cedella Marley’s immediate resignation as global ambassador of the Reggae Girlz should not be dismissed as the action of a disgruntled person, as may now be happening in the island’s football corridors. We think herein lies an opportunity for the...

It is believed that a New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. I see it as a double whammy – what you personally should expect this year, 2024, and also what will happen to the world we live in. In other words, a...

“The missionaries deplored the absence of young people, including the product of the day schools from the chapels and their free association in sexual relationships. They noted the ever increasing mobility of the young in search of work,...

MANY OF us take Jamaica’s National Pledge seriously. Every single word of it. Not only is our pledge a holy vow to the Most High God, not only is it a solemn promise to all mankind. It is also a spiritually potent sequence of benevolent...

I WORRY about today’s young people. Their music – if you can call it that – is painful to listen to; their pants are way too tight; and they are far too soft for today’s Jamaica. And that’s just the boys. Our girls can be equally problematic, but...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will face an extremely tough, upcoming February 3-4 general elections. There is a serious threat that the ruling African National Congress (ANC) may lose its tight post-apartheid 1994 grip on political power...

2024 opens with our 13th annual visit to my Memorial for the Khooky Khast of Kharacters from my wasted youth’s domino games. Some might be ungrateful for their awards especially those named after the Dunce, a happy-go-lucky guy who allowed nothing...

Nearly eight months ago, when it emerged that Jamaica was serious about adding nuclear power to its energy mix, this newspaper urged the Holness administration to initiate a robust debate on the idea. For, with nuclear power, Jamaica would not...