Commentary

Corruption in Jamaica is akin to stage 4 metastatic cancer. It is widespread, consuming and rotting away the body politic. The situation is dire. Transparency International, United States Department of State, and Jamaica’s National Integrity Action...

If you are going to be in a fencing match, even if you are forced, you have to wear protective gear. So if you are fenced in and doing sword fight, and uncovered, you likely will pay with your life. Outgoing Commissioner of Corrections Ina Hunter...

The Holness administration’s policy on Venezuela is designed, we suppose, to reach some rational end, which this newspaper is yet to ascertain, and has been made no clearer by yesterday’s statement in the Senate on the matter by the foreign affairs...

Too many of our pastors and their congregants spend too much of their time worrying about same-sex marriages and what lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people do in their bedrooms. It’s rather mind-boggling how pastors in such a deeply...

They call it the Highway of Bones. I am speaking of the road between Ferris and Mackfield in Westmoreland, currently under reconstruction by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). This particular stretch of road is littered with the bones of the...

While this newspaper shed no tears at seeing the back of Dave Cameron at the helm of Cricket West Indies (CWI), we warned Ricky Skerritt, the new man, against dismantling everything that was done by his predecessor. We understand that temptation....

If the East Portland by-election was viewed by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) as a gastronomical feast, then, instead of the huge fatted calf that it expected to be spread out on its table for feasting on, it had to settle for a few goats ready for...

The recent by-election in East Portland telegraphs the need for forgiveness in national development. Hence, it is necessary that the candidate who concedes does do so unconditionally and graciously with a congratulatory message. It is not a time to...

I oftentimes get tired from having to fight to get our people to appreciate the importance of human empowerment in the arts. I struggle to understand why we find it so difficult to fund creativity, to assist our people to engage art towards...

Unless the Government silently reversed its policy, which, in this case, wouldn’t be a big deal since the initial plan was executed largely on the quiet, the PetroCaribe Development Fund (PCDF) no longer exists. Monies that used to flow to, and was...

What now for Damion Crawford after his chastening defeat by the remarkable Ann-Marie Vaz in East Portland? To which seat does he now direct his energy and attention ahead of the next general election? What guarantees will he need about such a seat...