Commentary

On February 11, as we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the theme “From vision to impact: Redefining science and engineering by closing the gender gap” resonates deeply across the Caribbean. Science is not only a driver...

Customer service in Jamaica is famously horrendous. It’s so bad that we’ve made a joke of it – if you get good customer service at a Jamaican restaurant (anywhere in the world) then the food isn’t good or it’s not “authentic”. Of all the things we...

I feel very unsettled about the Jolyan Silvera case. When Silvera was arrested and charged for his wife’s murder in 2024, I wrote an article titled “Jolyan Silvera: not a good look.” In the story, I mentioned what was known about the case at the...

For much of Jamaica’s modern history, bureaucracy has been one of the country’s quiet strengths. A dense network of laws, procedures, ministries, departments, agencies, courts, and oversight bodies has helped Jamaica project stability, credibility...

Pause. Before you continue reading, take a moment to look around and notice the number of electrical devices you have in your home right now. From the phone in your hand to the laptop resting on your desk, chances are you are surrounded by screens...

One of Prime Minister Holness’s more consequential statements recently was his understanding of how the advancement of the nation is cramped by unresponsive public bureaucrats and the obtuse systems they control. Alarmingly, he is probably right...

Jamaica’s adoption system is at a pivotal moment. The recent CAPRI report, Home Advantage: Reforming Jamaica’s Adoption System, provides a comprehensive diagnosis of the structural barriers preventing timely placement of children in permanent...

Yesterday was 100 years since American ‘Blackademic’ Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) initiated the celebration of Negro History Week (NHW). Not a grass roots movement, the ASNLH was founded 11...

T he Gleaner welcomes the apparent urgency with which the Government is approaching the post-Hurricane Melissa rehabilitation of mangroves and wetlands degraded by the Category 5 storm that hit three months ago. It is now for that seriousness to...

When I was growing up in Trinidad, there were many people in houses, groups, towns, and cities. In that time, there were people from various races or, as Trinis call it, “white, black and khaki.” The English whites were the bosses and called the...

The public’s appetite for reliable information is often not satisfied through traditional media. If all a newspaper or radio/TV station does is carry press releases, then they become the mouthpieces of public relations (PR) agencies paid to...

Sitting on the proverbial fence, trying to ride out the ‘storms’ of the region cannot be an acceptable option for any democratic country. The recent unilateral actions taken by the current US administration in Venezuela are, in my opinion,...