Commentary

The People’s National Party’s (PNP) reprising of its proposal for a two-percentage point reduction in the general consumption tax (GCT) suggests that the issue will be central in its election campaign, which is why the party owes the public further...

On Friday, November 22, the Financial Gleaner published an article headlined ‘Red Stripe tees up pitch for another tax break’; however, the truth is our story is much bigger. As a corporate entity, we derive our social legitimacy and right to...

We’d be surprised if most Jamaicans weren’t as disconcerted as we were by Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ suggestion that Jamaican institutions are struggling up a learning curve in the fight against corruption. It was as if he was making an excuse...

A few weeks ago, I read a review of the book On Killing, written by Lt Col Dave Grossman and reviewed by Chris Yaw. This work is standard reading in American war colleges. It claims that humans have been reticent to harm a fellow human being....

When a politician throws his hat into the ring and auditions for public office, he opens himself up to the glare of public scrutiny, which becomes more intense if he wins, especially if he forms the Government. It is not unusual for leaders, as...

Maybe Jamaica needs to follow Australia and establish a commission to look into the irregularities of the banking industry. The Royal Commission identified major abuses by the industry and changes were implemented to address these shortcomings....

It’s a wearying habit of government leaders, and the public bureaucracy, to announce supposedly transformative initiatives that come to naught, which are then repackaged, only to achieve similar outcomes. This time, hopefully, Prime Minister Andrew...

Women have long fought for the right to say no. Women also had to fight for the right to say no to unwanted sex. As the Parliament takes steps to amend the Offences Against the Person and the Sexual Offences Acts, I also look forward to Jamaica...

I thought of Wayne as Parliament formalised the merger between the HEART/NTA, the Youth Service and JFLL/JAMAL this past week. From an inner-city community, he actually went to one of the better primary schools and had a smattering of secondary...

The recent dust-up between a concerned and irate mother and a doctor on duty at the Bustamante Hospital for Children sparked innumerable public, mainstream and social media discussions and comments. The mother brought her sick, eight-month-old son...

Michael Abrahams Online Columnist When Waldane Walker, the valedictorian for the Edna Manley graduating class of 2019, ended his speech with the words “big up oonu bl**cl**t self”, I do not know if he realized how much of an impact it would have...