Commentary

I wish to applaud the efforts of Recycling Partners of Jamaica, who, despite the logistical nightmare of organising a clean-up at the height of a pandemic, was able to do just that, and, in particular, target Refuge Cay, an island in the Port Royal...

Though belated, the disclosure that the council of the University of the West Indies (UWI) has begun a review of the report into the management and finances of the university to determine what bits of the report should be implemented is welcomed...

Most times when we do not want to confront a difficult national problem, or when its dimensions are too frightening, under the guise of being participatory, we consign the matter to a committee or commission another study, even when the evidence is...

If you have never watched your child, mother or any other relative gasp for air, with the atomiser not seeming to work, then you will never truly appreciate what a lower respiratory infection is. Outside of COVID-19, hundreds of Jamaicans die from...

We have all seen the pictures and videos. Poor souls murdered or killed in gruesome accidents become the subject of videos widely shared over social media. Videos and pictures are often accompanied by voice notes or pictures telling the backstory...

We are living in unprecedented times. COVID-19 continues to devastate health systems, cripple economies, and exacerbate inequalities across the globe. As I write these words, the Caribbean region remains a hotspot of a disease, which is...

At a meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on March 17, I said that “no resolution is perfect, and no resolution satisfies every country, but we cannot sacrifice achieving good on the altar of desiring...

As a child, I distinctly recall listening to the furtive whispers of my parents in the middle of the night, having just returned from a cocktail party or some function. An acquaintance had been beating his wife again. But he was an important person...

Industry 4.0 is the new industrial revolution focusing on the digitalisation and integration of the value chain. Prior to Industry 4.0, there was the First, Second and Third Industrial Revolutions. The Internet of things (IoT) is a part of Industry...

Senior government officials, including Prime Minister Andrew Holness and his Cabinet, are no longer among the first group of Jamaicans to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. The administration changed its mind because it feared nascent public criticism...

Hi, it’s me again! Your average family doctor (multiplied hundreds of times)! I’m speaking to the thousands of patients I’ve seen in my lifetime. I thank you for your esteem and mostly warm feelings in your hearts when you think of me, and I ask...

Life for many of us has changed beyond recognition, and one of the biggest changes has been in how court matters are conducted. Applications for modification of restrictive covenants, historically, are done face to face; however, in the midst of...