Commentary

The young Nigerians who were protesting at Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos on Tuesday night were not the African touring company of ‘Les Misérables’. Lekki is one of the poshest suburbs of Lagos, full of gated communities, and most of the protesters were...

In the past week, there have been developments in other areas of the region’s foreign trade agenda which are of note. They are as follows: • CARICOM-USA – The USA has extended the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBPTA) for 10 years to 2030...

We like to say “Things and times have changed.” In the case of virtual schooling, it’s the times that have changed things, and drastically, too. One of the biggest changes I’ve picked up is the shift in priorities, now that schools have essentially...

The world is now grappling with a global pandemic, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2), and we must admit that we are now facing a crisis of biblical proportions; however, Paul Romer, a Stanford economist, in 2004 reminded...

She has a pretty face. No, make that beautiful, with a curvaceous sexy body to complement it. As for her smile, it can light up a room. Indeed, the occupants of any room she enters will find it an arduous task to ignore her. Women will envy her,...

It’s National Heroes Day and several people are being acknowledged for their contribution to society, for their inspirational activities and for their heroism. During this COVID-19 pandemic, we have many everyday heroes that go unnoticed and...

A great deal of inconvenience was excused last year on the basis that we would be properly carpeted with magnificent roads in the future. But this last set of rains have revealed that something is terribly wrong. We can’t say the roads are...

They put the F in Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), but the last five letters of defence did not keep the suspects from doing what the public believes is more common among the boys in blue. And as the cops arrested two, the military well-timed the...

After years of attempting to frustrate public access to the data, the Government is doing the right thing by returning to the frequent, and scheduled, publication of Jamaica’s crime statistics. Last week, the figures for the period from the start...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has often spoken about his desire to socialise wealth by allowing Jamaicans to own a piece of the country’s assets through the stock exchange. His administration has maintained its commitment to divest state assets,...

Being a sociologist, I am less interested in the antics of United States (US) President Donald Trump (I will leave that analysis to psychologists) and much more interested in the behaviour of the American electorate, especially those who are Trump...

Last Christmas Eve, this newspaper told the Jamaica Fire Brigade to stop pussyfooting with places of entertainment, or any building that was open to the public but didn’t meet existing fire and other safety codes. We also advised the local...