Commentary

Jamaicans deserve a strong system of governance and national leaders who are inspired to work together to reshape our democracy as we look to a present and future strongly affected by COVID-19 in much the same way the world was once changed by the...

The Government’s decision to send Dr Grace McLean on leave is an important, if belated, first step towards winning public confidence for any investigation into the quagmire of cronyism, corruption and incompetence that seems to pervade Jamaica’s...

Often, people in positions of authority want to have it both ways: they want the credit and the accolades when things go well, but they wish to avoid accountability for failure, or when things go wrong. What works for football coaches does not...

“My body, my choice.” This is the battle cry of women on the frontlines of the fight to legalise abortion. Being pro-choice, I support women in this struggle. I do not believe in coercing or forcing people to subject themselves to something they...

There will be suspicion that E.G. Hunter, the CEO of the National Works Agency (NWA), did not, without political green light, float the idea of shelving the problem-plagued project to improve the Junction Road, which runs from the hilly reaches of...

In this week’s Reparation Conversations, a collaborative initiative between The Gleaner and The UWI’s Centre for Reparation Research, we bring you a short article from So cial H istorian and the Di rector of the UWI’s Centre for Reparation...

The Gleaner, on October 3, published an article by Tariq Kiddoe captioned ‘Road Safety Bias Killing Motor Cyclists’. This response is not necessarily meant to counter the points made by a Jamaican who clearly has the interests of the over 125...

When Socrates questioned how the defining characteristics of the Greek city state – political virtue, harmony, balance, peace and order – could be derived, taught and transmitted, legend ascribed to Plato tells us that recourse was had to Zeus, the...

Despite the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), a little-known Jamaican diaspora charitable organisation, Partners of Good Shepherd Jamaica (POGS), continued to raise funds under extremely difficult circumstances to support three charities in...

We are in a crisis. The recent RJRGLEANER Don Anderson-commissioned poll confirms that we are in a deep crisis. The polls show that over 60 per cent of the population are not in favour of the vaccines and over 70 per cent of the respondents are...

A life in full bloom! That’s how Joan was beautifully portrayed at the thanksgiving celebration hosted by the Kencot Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Sunday, October 3. Like the flowers in her lush garden, Joan flourished at home, school, church...