Commentary

Many critical thinkers find the misinterpretation of poll findings abhorrent. This misinterpretation has been occurring for many years. The problem is perpetrated by some pollsters, some political commentators, and some journalists who are the...

With nearly one in four Canadians being permanent residents or naturalised citizens, Canada’s rich history of immigration is no surprise. Globally, migration itself remains a prominent topic in political and policy discussions, particularly as it...

Recent findings by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) ring alarm bells for the global community: democratic governance is under threat, with an increasing number of people subjected to authoritarian regimes...

Church-State relations in Jamaica are headed down a rocky road. And it would not be the first time. In the days of slavery the plantocrats in the Jamaica House of Assembly required ministers of religion to obtain licences to preach, or face jail...

Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert ultimately did the right thing by stepping down as Speaker of the House. She has also decided to leave Parliament. But it needed such public outcry. Having been warned for prosecution by the Integrity Commission (IC) for...

MAYBE IF the lenses are shifted and the views recast, the powers that be will see Jamaican teachers for who they truly are – drivers of economic development and national progress. It is disheartening that teachers’ compensation in this country...

“The JDF assisted in national water-supply development projects in Jamaica from 1983-85 with the construction of a major water pipeline from Yallahs … to the Mona Reservoir in St Andrew” – JDF historical accomplishments Crime and violence in...

We are at the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly which actually began on September 5. The president of this session is Ambassador Dennis Francis, Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago. As preparations continued for the high-level...

While he may indeed have been rebutting domestic critics of Jamaica’s economic relationship with China, Prime Minister Andrew Holness was likely to have also been addressing the United States. It was a measured affirmation of the island’s right...

As Prime Minister Andrew Holness said, good roads, such as the 23-kilometre addition of the tolled east-west corridor of Highway 2000 that was opened last week, are important to the country’s economic growth and development. “Good infrastructure...

In the heart of Portland parish, where the legacy of the Eastern Maroons thrives, a Jamaican Christian weeps. His tears flow not for himself but for his Haitian brothers and sisters fleeing violence and despair in their homeland, Haiti. His anguish...

With keen interest I followed the Office of the Prime Minister town hall meeting on ‘Housing and Land: Building Jamaica’, held on August 31 in Montego Bay. The prime minister repeatedly stated, “I am the minister of housing.” It was good to hear...