Commentary

The Paediatric Association of Jamaica supports the Ministry of Health and Wellness in the full and prompt implementation of its COVID-19 immunisation programme for children age 12 to 18 years. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a tremendous toll...

Hopefully, Jamaica’s nurses are back to good health after a substantial portion of them fell ill this week. It kept them away from work. If they are better, our wish is that they remain so. For, in this COVID-19 crisis, their service is vital. The...

The news coming out of our hospitals and healthcare facilities in the last few weeks has been grim. Record-breaking new cases, rising positivity rates, more and more deaths, and fewer and fewer available hospital beds. Not to be outdone by the...

The Trade Marks Amendment Act of 2021 (TMA 2021) is a major development in Jamaica’s trade mark law. Jamaican company brands, logos, as well as Brand Jamaica are now able to obtain global protection. Under Section 69 of the Trade Marks Act, it is...

Over the last three weeks, I have looked at the status of our traditional exports, mainly agricultural commodities which have been exported from Jamaica and other Commonwealth Caribbean countries since the 18th century. These include bananas, which...

We are a painfully undisciplined lot. One year ago, on August 24, 2020, I wrote a column titled ‘COVID-19 is a test of our discipline – and we failed’. That has not changed. We are now experiencing our third COVID-19 wave, and our indiscipline has...

Comparing the turmoil of Haiti, the shortages in Cuba, the contradictions of US society, and the ingratitude of the UK, there was I relishing how sweet life is in Jamaica. That is if you have a few shillings and know how the runnings go. Then last...

Now that the Government is allowing the Pfizer vaccine to anyone above the age of 12, the rational thing for parents and guardians is to have their children inoculated against COVID-19. For those adults who are resistant or hesitant to the...

Good sense prevailed and the good ‘sensi’ remained as the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers backed off, withdrew, and allowed Colonel of the Accompong Maroons Richard Currie to claim a public victory and widen his stage presence. There were...

Himself told himself you are charged for speeding Himself told himself that the policeman lying Himself told himself don’t shout And in his own court, himself charged himself for contempt of court. Calypso by Theophilus Phillip, The...

There has been a lot of talk, and rightly so, about balancing lives and livelihood since the first recorded case of COVID-19 in March 2020. A lot has transpired since then and, thanks to social and traditional media, the stories are well known. As...

Wednesday’s confirmation that the Delta variant of COVID-19 is present in Jamaica underlines the need to accelerate the vaccination campaign, using messengers who Jamaicans will trust. The discovery of a cluster of cases, including at least one...