For one Sunday every year, the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) is transformed. But for the thousands of Jamaicans who haven't shelled out for a "costume" or a truck-side wristband, it isn't a transformation into a tropical utopia – it’s a descent...
At a time when global energy markets are increasingly unpredictable, countries across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are feeling the strain. For many Caribbean states in particular, vulnerability to oil price shocks is not accidental, it is...
Easter came and went this year with its traditional recognition of Holy Week activities contrasting with the ‘wet and wild dream weekend’ parties that clutter up the entertainment scene across the island. It left us bemused at the speed at which...
“How can you clasp your hands to pray when they are full of blood?” This was the challenge posed by Pope Leo to his fellow Americans and their increasingly murderous government. Of course the same question of conscience applies to every human. The...
There is now in place a fragile two-week ceasefire in the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran. While the world anxiously awaits the outcome of negotiations between the US and Iran, brokered by Pakistan, it is important that Jamaica...
P.J. Patterson’s seminal intervention on the state of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) accords with this newspaper’s vision for the institution and the regional integration project. The former Jamaican prime minister proposes deeper integration...
Almost half of the global growing 700 million Catholics live in the Americas, ‘the backyard of the US’. At 1.41 billion, there are more Catholics than the population of China, and even if we do not double-count the 23 million living in India, they...
Our modern way of life has many positives, but it also comes with numerous pitfalls. Modern living takes a heavy toll on our cardiovascular system, nervous system, alimentary system, and our musculoskeletal system. The necessary use of hand-held...
The Gleaner, in an editorial, raised the issue of Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s attack on CARICOM Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett, and on the process leading to her proposed reappointment as potentially...
The aftermath of Hurricane Dorian that struck Grand Bahama and Abaco on September 1, 2019, resulted in US$3.5 billion in damage and destruction of over 9,000 houses. The shanty towns on Abaco were hardest hit and housed the socially vulnerable...
Cities, according to UN Secretary General António Guterres, are where “the climate battle will largely be won or lost”. The basis of Mr Guterres’ argument is that cities are both the centre of economic life and at the same time highly vulnerable...
Zeno Obi Constance is by far the best in the Caribbean and beyond. This article is part of an attempt to reach, teach and increase our knowledge and commitment of our development. From what the experts say, all three of them, Jamett, Jamming,...
When the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced on April 7, the immediate reaction across much of the world was relief. By April 8, that relief was reflected in a sharp fall in oil prices after weeks in which conflict...
Like the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), we too are baffled by the continued failure of the Jamaica Constabulary Force to prioritise the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) by its officers who go on planned operations, or those...
…The future of collective bargaining in Jamaica’s public service For decades, collective bargaining has stood as one of the most important pillars of fairness, equity, and representation in Jamaica’s public service. It has ensured that workers...
...A conversation the world keeps trying to rush past A proposal by Reform UK to deny visas to citizens of countries pursuing slavery reparations has triggered a reaction far beyond immigration policy. The suggestion, reported in recent UK...
The lively and necessary public conversation surrounding Jamaica’s move toward republic status appears to have lost steam following the recent local government elections. In my view, allowing this momentum to stall is a significant mistake....
This newspaper celebrates Ghana’s spearheading of last month’s United Nations resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade and slavery “the gravest crime against humanity”. Indeed, a formal international declaration condemning this...
There are some lines you do not expect to hear in a Senate debate. Not because they are out of place but because they carry a kind of weight that forces you to pause. Last week, People’s National Party senator Donna Scott-Mottley reached for one of...
As teenagers, many of us remember sneaking an Instagram or Facebook message on our phones or iPads, even though our parents often told us to stay away from social media – risking our devices being confiscated. At the time, it felt rebellious but...
There is every likelihood that if the current conflict in the Middle East persists, food prices will rise again! Higher costs associated with moving food for humans to the Western region is to be expected. However, to be added would be increased...
The disclosure that 335 students remain missing from Jamaica’s classrooms five months after Hurricane Melissa highlights the urgency of establishing a robust system to monitor children’s school performance and track their whereabouts if, and when,...
In the crisis engulfing the world with the USA as the main protagonist, the general view seems to be that leaders should not rock the boat, but should remain focused on their own concerns, staying under the radar. Nobody wants to upset the Trump...
When the National School Nutrition Policy (SNP) was approved in May 2025, it marked an important step forward for school nutrition in Jamaica. It signalled a clear commitment by the Government to improve school food environments and support the...
The United Nations’ recent resolution designating the Transatlantic Slave Trade as the “greatest historical evil” is a troubling exercise in historiographical reductionism – one that prioritises contemporary political signaling over scholarly and...
