Commentary

THIS WEEK’S mayhem on global oil markets will reignite debate over the opaqueness of the pricing mechanism used by Petrojam, the state-owned oil refiner and importer. It should also serve as a reminder that the Government has done little to settle...

Responding to the insistence of his potential son-in-law that he should use his office of state to unlawfully arrest someone, Sir Thomas Moore, in whose mouth Robert Bolt, in the play A Man for All Seasons, placed the some fine words, observed thus...

I am again this week referring to an article which I wrote in November 2018 titled ‘Inequalities in globalisation and liberalisation: Ignoring the appeals of developing countries’. The trade and economic inequalities of globalisation between...

After more than a month’s break, Jamaica’s schools are to formally reopen tomorrow in what the education authorities characterise as a “distance teaching/homeschooling” mode. Unfortunately, for most parents and many teachers, there is an absence of...

WHETHER WE like it or not, we are fighting a losing war against the new coronavirus. But as any military strategist will tell you, the goal in fighting such a war is not to suffer too many losses or lose too many battles. Whatever the outcome, the...

The more dramatic stories coming from global north about COVID-19 are that of clogged hospital wards, overwhelmed doctors and nurses, shortages of ventilators and other respiratory equipment. The crisis, from this perspective, is high-tech. Yet,...

UNTIL PHARMACEUTICAL treatment and/or vaccines are available, we must fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus with scientific observations and mitigation measures. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has tried valiantly to act in a thoughtful, quick, measured...

Edward Phillip George Seaga, of blessed memory, had the reputation of sticking firmly to a decision once he had arrived at it. He was considered unbending and inflexible by some, but by others, steady and firm. Well, here is the hour for Mr Holness...

I write in support of the concerns raised by eminent jurist and constitutional lawyer Lloyd Barnett, QC, that the Public Health Act, the Quarantine Act, and the Disaster Risk Management Act do not give the prime minister the constitutional cover...

Among the unsettling sights provoked by the current coronavirus pandemic is the near widespread wearing of protective masks and face shields. All over the world, scores of adults and children are donning masks when appearing in public, and here in...

It is the texture of relationships which makes human life valuable to others and pleasurable, even joyous, to oneself. The sly, Anansi virus upon us now, has the prospect either of further debasing our transactional, class-based behaviour towards...

Picture soaring sky-scrapers with glistening glass windows adorning cathedrals of steel that dominate the illuminated skyline. This image encapsulates the dreams of many developing countries which seek to achieve unparalleled development,...