Commentary

A short while ago, there was a lovely picture in the print media. It had some People’s National Party (PNP) lawyers in their lawyer costumes. They were celebrating a ruling by the Supreme Court that was favourable to them. That court had declared...

It is an increasing coincidence, some might claim, that every time something big is about to happen, or is taking place in Venezuela’s political crisis, Jamaica displays its disesteem for Nicolás Maduro. In January, for instance, on the eve of the...

For as long as I can recall, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and its members have been perceived as being manifestly corrupt, and the recent shenanigans of some police officers have done little to alter that perspective. Active participation...

If the High Court’s throwing out of the Government’s national ID law holds a lesson for political administrations, it’s about the consequences of arrogance. Success at appeal is a long shot. So, if the Holness administration wants a law that...

Critical thinking skills have different meanings. It can be viewed from a basic perspective because it is more than memorisation; it’s thinking independently. Simply put, it is the ability to make objective judgement based on evidence rather than...

I want to congratulate all Jamaican students who have received offers of admission from one of the over 4,700 accredited institutions of higher learning in the United States. Graduates of US universities have gone on to become leaders and...

Right after his standard refrain “if a macca, mek it jook yu!”, the Dunce (playing with Dessie) banged down double-six before I could change my mind about one last six. Autry played six-blank; Dessie, blank-five. My hand was six-five; six-trey;...

That was the pathetic cry of the mother of a little girl who was slaughtered recently, as everybody wretches and wrings our hands at the recurrent brutality. Then there is, more often than not, the aftermath of vicious, disproportionate and...

On April 17, the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced the activation for the first time ever of a measure that will allow the filing of lawsuits before United States courts under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, a decision...

Diplomacy can be unfair. Venezuela, Syria, North Korea – when as many crises flare up around the globe as is currently the case, they garner nearly undivided attention. Consequently, investment in long-standing partnerships and expansion of...

While the review ordered by Prime Minister Andrew Holness of his planned city at Bernard Lodge, St Catherine, is welcomed, stakeholders must be clear that that ought not to be an end in itself. They must be vigilant that what happens is not an...

On Easter Sunday, I went to Devon House with some friends from Canada, the US and Jamaica. As I observed the large number of people enjoying themselves, I made the point that this was one of Edward Seaga’s many visionary accomplishments. He saved...