Commentary

SO RIHANNA is now a national hero. To be honest, I’m not sure what to make of this. On one hand, I do believe that there needs to be a modern interpretation of what it means to be a national hero. I mean, slavery has been abolished since 1834, and...

Jamaica’s public transport sector, the Government says, will spearhead the island’s transition to electric vehicles as part of the country’s contribution to reducing the emission of the greenhouse gases that are making Earth intolerably hotter. By...

“The economic recovery of the Caribbean is subject to considerable uncertainty related to the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.” – IMF “People in the Caribbean face some of the highest levels of violence in the world.” – Alberto Brunori...

I’m continuously amazed at how English Premier League (EPL) dominates young Jamaicans’ sporting conversations. When I was young (dinosaurs roamed the earth), JBC TV broadcast highlights of English First Division (now EPL) games and snippets from...

It would be a shame if anything were to disrupt the custos of Manchester’s stab at developing softer, more caring communities in the patch of Jamaica over which he has some influence. Nonetheless, we hope that Garfield Green’s initiative,...

There was a time when telecommuting and extramural classes were not the norm. Then came COVID-19 and there was no longer safety in numbers. In fact, there was danger in numbers and the need for us to distance ourselves from others became a...

Ask any Caribbean citizen and they probably have at least one family member or friend who has a chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) such as type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure. The Caribbean has the highest burden of NCDs in the Americas,...

We take it as a good sign that the Police Federation, the union of rank-and-file cops, has, over the past week, largely gone quiet on their money dispute with the Government. The assumption is that they are negotiating. When people are around a...

Doing business at government offices in Jamaica is a major cause of deadly stress for both overworked employees and underserved members of the public. The online Health Encyclopaedia published by the University of Rochester Medical Center confirms...

It is fitting that Jamaica celebrates Nancy Anderson. Unfortunately, she won’t hear the accolades. Worse, those who benefited most from the causes to which she dedicated her life won’t have her help anymore. And they are the ones who can least...

I was at Adam’s Bagels in Trinidad and Adam, the owner, was sitting across the table from me having his coffee and doing the crossword puzzle in the newspaper, something at which he is devilishly adept. I looked at him and immediately remembered...

“I am not a believer in the death penalty, but for this I would make an exception: anyone found with a gun should start with the death penalty.” *audience applauds* The prime minister then asks his audience to forgive the hyperbolic expression. I...