Commentary

Police stations are the operational base and the service centre for police within a community. The state and design of police stations directly reflects the strength, capability, and impact of police presence. At a time when community safety and...

What do you get when you mix science and politics? Answer: Politics. The scientific method was developed hundreds of years ago and governed mankind’s leap through four industrial revolutions. A theory is formed based on critical observation and...

Elections are in the air once again, with local government polls expected to be held by February 27. Already, we see party workers rallying against moves by party officials to replace a local candidate, as in the case in the Grange Hill division...

No individuals are greater or more valuable than institutions. The University of the West Indies (UWI) is the longest thriving and most successful institution of the 16 countries of the West Indies–13 of them being member states of the Caribbean...

As the new year begins, there is so much on the national plate that one could write about. The big four of COVID-19, conservation, crime, and corruption immediately come to mind. After taking us into community spread in September 2020 by an...

AS A young Jamaican, it is instilled in me that through hard work, determination and dedication one can reach the zenith of Maslow’s hierarchical pyramid – and achieve self-actualisation, one can climb the social ladder and achieve upward social...

WHILE THE decision by Jamaica’s Parliament to review the Byron Commission’s report on governance at The University of the West Indies (UWI) is welcomed, this newspaper does not believe that its timing is propitious, or that the matter is before a...

Whatever may be the grand principles claimed by Hilary Beckles for the committee he established to investigate how his reappointment as vice-chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI) was handled, there is little doubt that the action is...

The Privy Council’s confirmation last week of the limits on the power of the Integrity Commission (IC) in the Turks and Caicos Islands to demand documents from third parties, without a formal investigation of someone who is subject to its...

Many of us were caught by surprise when Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, in a hastily called broadcast to the nation, declared that her country would go to the polls on January 19. This, of course, is approximately 15 months before the...

Michael (not his real name) was just about middle-aged. He had two conditions that could cause problems should he become infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, so he was diligent in his efforts to control them. About one-third of our citizens are...

A gas station attendant who was not wearing a mask approached my car to serve me. With the window closed, I asked him what happen to him mask. “It fall into water.” Mi never even bodder ask how it fall off him face. I suggested that he treat his...