Commentary

When I was 16 years old my parents decided to take me with them to Tobago where my father’s drinking partner and family member had a place where there were four rooms for “rent”. We got one for free and I begged my parents for my friend, Orland,...

One foreign news reporter described the hurricane as being ‘unsurvivable’. But here we are, almost three million strong, having survived one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record. No, not everyone survived the onslaught of heavy wind...

The obvious priority for the Government at this time must be to mitigate the immediate impact of the devastation of most of western Jamaica by Melissa – among the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the island. But the Government has, at the same...

IN TODAY’S world, many of us are losing sight of the fact that modern conflicts, whether occurring in our region or not, have negative impacts upon our own well-being and make it even more difficult for small island developing states (SIDS) to...

Last week’s complaint by JUTA Tours against the Government’s bus company’s inauguration of long-haul express services, reopens this newspaper’s question of three months ago about the wisdom of state enterprises engaging in direct competition with...

The Dunce’s behaviour at the domino table was always erratic as he marched to the beat of a different drummer. “March” might be a strong word since he always proudly answered queries as to his occupation with “walk foot and kick stone!” Around the...

Reports in the news recently indicate that trouble is once again brewing in the Anglican Communion. This news is precipitated by a statement from the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), which was officially formed in 2008. The group, made...

Thirty years ago, Costa Rica was a resource-based economy reliant on raw exports. Today, however, it is a thriving manufacturing and innovation hub with over 90 MedTech multinationals operating within its borders. Costa Rica is one of the most...

I hold strongly that if all of our people had a firm grounding in religious or humanistic virtues and could read and write in both our languages and compute serviceably, the nation would thrive both socially and economically. Lee Kuan Yew, who...

Recently, both Standard...

True to her name, she is like the American sprinter. Overlooked for the past two global events, she hit 2025 with a storm. Forgive me the pun;,but after Melissa Jefferson went through the entire 2025 undefeated, the name still scares me shiftless....

Recently, dementia has been discussed in several fora. According to a Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre 2016 study, dementia affects approximately seven per cent of the Jamaican population, but this does not give the entire picture. Dementia rates...