Commentary

When I moved to London from Jamaica in 1980, a young man on a budget, I was amazed at what English people called an illegal tyre – back home you could drive another 10,000 miles on that! Not in England, boyo. As I soon discovered, police carried a...

It’s a year and a half, a general election and two portfolio ministers since the Zacca committee presented its report on Petrojam. Yet, the Andrew Holness administration seems to have no clarity on what it intends to do about the task force’s...

From a long-proposed Caribbean Business Council (CBC) and a waning Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) now has three new private sector organisations – the Network of Caribbean Chambers of...

Many years ago, I was travelling along NW 8th St in Plantation, Florida. I was trying to find the cemetery where my late aunt was to be buried. Suddenly, I spotted this well-laid-out cemetery. It was beautiful. I decided to enter. I was admiring...

Two recently launched initiatives – including last week’s inauguration of a CARICOM Manufacturers’ Association (CMA) – aimed promoting the interest of the Caribbean’s private sector, will hopefully not go the way of too many regional institutions...

I often quip that the Jamaican salute is represented by an upward-facing, open palm – a supine hand with extended digits. That’s how most street people and windshield washers approach us and how a lot of constituents approach their political...

Rayon was a delivery man when he met Selene two years ago on one of his errands in her community. By happenstance, a conversation struck up between them and it wasn’t long before they started talking. A lot. They became pretty close pretty quickly...

In the ancient Hindu epic, Mahabharata, Yudhisthira at his coronation ceremony, received the gift of a bow. The significance – to remember to always stay balanced, not too tight nor too loose. The use of the bow to illustrate balance and the so...

“Is after 68 is over/You could really enjoy 69.” That’s vintage slackness from the Mighty Sparrow’s classic, Age is Just a Number. And, whatever the figure, Sparrow knows this for sure: age is “controlled by your state of mind”. I’m inclined to...

This week, we had further validation of the female athlete when FIFA, the world-governing body of football, announced maternity leave protection for its players. A positive first step in professionalising women’s football is how local coach Hubert...

A word to the wise is proverbially sufficient but, in the Caribbean, it is generally a swear or ‘cuss’ word (or ‘bad wudd) and almost always results in more words to the point where one of my neighbours, in verbal battle with another, got so fed up...

What can you do to prevent mask fatigue? The first thing to consider when choosing a mask is the kind of mask you will need. If you are not a healthcare worker requiring extra protection, it is unlikely that you will need to wear a full-filtering...