Commentary

A few weeks ago when this year’s CSEC results came out, we were told that boys had outperformed girls in four subject areas, with CSEC maths coming in for particular mention. Just as I was about to break out the vuvuzelas to celebrate what appears...

The blowing up of Russian-invested Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines to Germany shows us that the global confrontation between the American led-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-bloc and Russian has reached an extremely...

Recently, I have noted that CARICOM member states have been signing bilateral Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to advance their economic cooperation within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its Single Market and Economy (CSME). The most...

Assuming they have been paying attention, Jamaica’s legislators would have already known what they were recently told by The University of the West Indies (UWI) officials about the difficult financial circumstances of the institution, of which...

While its immediate effect may be on the future of the private security industry, Justice David Batts’ ruling last week that guards employed to Marksman Limited were its direct servant, rather than independent contractors, is likely to have...

I received a desperate telephone call from someone who is very close to me. She was in a state of psychological distress. One of her bikers was caught up in the new police campaign. She had been through a hell of a lot in trying to earn a living....

There has been growing discontent by Jamaicans about the proliferation of trash across the country’s landscape. “There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away, it must go somewhere,” said sustainability advocate Annie Leonard....

I often overheard the expression growing up, when adults were discussing the horrific acts of indiscipline carried out by my generation. Talking back, or being disobedient to an adult, was enough to earn the moniker. Indeed, we were worse than they...

An explicit call for international collaboration to halt the flow of guns to the region by Prime Minister Andrew Holness at the recent 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, placed the spotlight on trafficking and its linkages to...

Do you remember those little tongue-twister games we played, like, “Robinson Crusoe shaved his beard with a rusty, rusty razor blade”, “She sells seashells by the seashore”, and my favourite, “Mr Smith ship sink.”? My US-based friend, Keith, asked...

Jamaica has no shortage of rain. The recent heavy outpouring which accompanied Ian was a timely reminder of how much rainwater this country gets. Every hurricane season, there is significant flooding and the same issues arise. The roads become...

Based on his resume, Fayval Williams, the education minister, could hardly have made a better choice than Lloyd Carney as chancellor of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech). The big question, though, is what Mr Carney perceives his mandate...