Commentary

It’s nearly a quarter-century since the 1997 Kerr Report on political tribalism urged representatives of Jamaica’s political oligopoly to go into parliamentary constituencies and “publicly declare their disassociation with all or any person...

Many Jamaicans from different backgrounds find the news to be very negative and media practitioners, rather than be so defensive, ought to use people ventilating their feelings as instructive instead. In May 2019, while at the barber during the...

The unlikely story of a 58-year-old man launching a modelling career could well provide the inspiration which many people may need to take bolder steps towards their goals this year. Amid the gloom of threats of war and multiple killings comes the...

Has the nation really failed the police, as National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has charged? Chang’s comments last December drew instant repudiation as people reacted to the headline. But a careful reading of the story shows he is not...

Two months ago, this newspaper reminded Jamaica’s policymakers, and domestic firms, of the business opportunities that will likely open in Guyana with the projected near-quadrupling of the size of its economy over the next four years on the...

Late last year, a judge did not sentence two schoolboy athletes who raped a 12-year-old schoolgirl athlete, apparently because the boys were prominent and had a bright future. Instead, they were placed on probation, or something like that. I was...

“Corruption undermines the rule of law, leads to violations of human rights, and allows organised crime and other threats to human security to flourish.” – Kofi Annan Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, in an interview on Nationwide radio, stated...

As work resumes, the Caribbean will have a full international trade policy agenda for 2020. As of January 1, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados assumed the chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for six months. St Vincent and the Grenadines...

Since Sheila Mechtilde Chong first represented Jamaica at the 1959 Miss World Beauty Pageant, Jamaican entrants have had an enviable record of success at this international beauty pageant. Nearly every year since then, Jamaica has been represented...

We often asked Haemorrhoid why he took so long to tell a story. Regular readers already know Haemorrhoid. Ernest H. Flower was a lazy, articled clerk who complained bitterly about “piles and piles” of files on his desk. He was forever lamenting: “...

Having gone ahead, since the start of the year, with the ban on styrofoam food packaging, the Holness administration must now ensure that the policy intention isn’t defeated and that consumers, and the economy more broadly, don’t pay for a costly...

My piece in The Gleaner last week Monday ‘Who will be first In 2020?’ caused quite a stir on social media. Some thought that I was morbidly ‘pronouncing’ death on fellow citizens. Some even went as far as believing that I was encouraging betting on...