Commentary

We are likely to remain within the throes of the COVID-induced health crisis for some time to come. In the absence of vaccines, the duration will be largely dependent on the prescriptions imposed by our Government and adherence by our citizenry....

Last Sunday was celebrated as the anniversary of the resurrection of Jesus, the fundamental belief of the Christian faith. But how credible is this belief? The credibility of this belief is based upon eyewitnesses. Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene...

At midnight December 31, 2019, I woke up to face the start of the new decade. The year 2020 had arrived, as we said goodbye to ‘teens’. Except for a person, the country and the world now ceased to be ‘teens’; we had grown beyond our years,...

WHEN CARIBBEAN Community (CARICOM) leaders hold their virtual summit tomorrow, an important outcome would be to add regional heft to Gaston Browne’s call on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to make it easier for regional...

COVID-19 IS upon us! There are debates and theories surrounding its origin, from whence it came, whether it was man-made or not, and if man-made, by whom and for what purpose. Many believe it is an act of God and a sign from the Lord. While it...

PETER PHILLIPS’ disclosure that he is being treated for stage-three colon cancer is in line with what, increasingly, is expected of leaders in modern democracies, though not always adhered to. An important question raised by this issue, however, is...

Niduses are breeding places where germs (including viruses) lodge and multiply. They may be somewhat isolated from the rest of the ‘organism’, albeit temporarily. Until niduses are discovered and cleared of infections, they repeatedly cause...

Anthropologists worldwide watching the COVID-19 pandemic have largely concluded that governments have relied on the wrong set of experts to advise them. Frankly, some of the suggestions given to governments have bordered on madness. I spoke to 14...

It is Easter Sunday, and those of us who read the Bible and believe most of it, unburdened by the need to accept its infallibility, recognise that this is supposed to be the greatest day in the lives of Christians, the day that Jesus the Saviour...

The world has changed. The closing of borders and streets, the shuttering of businesses, and quarantining in our homes have many fearing what the future holds. We have watched how other countries are grappling with the rapidly increasing number of...

The efforts to date by the Government to deal with the spread of the coronavirus among us have been commendable. However, it should always be mindful to guard against the perception of self-interest and the promotion of one class of persons over...

While criminal defence attorneys are expected to insist on the innocence of their clients, they have an obligation to do so in a manner that doesn’t contribute to the erosion of trust in the judiciary, or undermine the rule of law, upon which the...