Commentary

In an article on December 21, 2018, the Financial Times declared that the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round had finally died a merciful death after nearly a decade spent comatose. This reflected the view of the developed countries, which...

At first blush, Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ bungling of the date for the East Portland by-election calls into question the quality of the legal advice available to him, even as it insists on a fuller explanation of the basis on which he ‘...

Recently, there were heated exchanges in the public domain born out of criticism of pictures of young ladies attired in dancehall outfits which were deemed inappropriate. Dancehall diehards were quick to cuss the critic, dubbing him as being ‘...

On the general principle of accountability, Everald Warmington is right. Like all government ministries and agencies, the Auditor General’s Department ought to be subject to regular audits. What Mr Warmington, and the finance minister, Dr Nigel...

Forty-three per cent of companies “in the 2017 Fortune 500 were founded or co-founded by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant,” a study by The Center for American Entrepreneurs found. “Among the top 35 of these Fortune 500 companies, 57 per...

The 2019 Women, Business and Law Report, which measured gender discrimination and how it affected work in 187 countries, was published last week by the World Bank. The report examines eight key indicators influencing economic decisions made by...

Recently, freedom of expression has come under sustained, insidious attack in Jamaica. Apparently, the Mona Law Society (MLS), an organisation representing Mona campus law students at The University of the West Indies, planned a Mr and Miss Law...

Tony Becca was one of those persons who needn’t have feared any breach of the saying, ‘never speak ill of the dead’. Except in his case, it was in both life and death. Indeed, much has been said of Mr Becca as a cricket writer since his death on...

For the next few weeks, at least, all Jamaicans who are serious about personal and national development should pay attention to the explanation of the 2019-2020 national Budget, which will take place in the Houses of Parliament. It is important...

Last week’s launch of an association of big Chinese firms that do business in Jamaica is a potentially positive development that could backfire unless it signals a real change in how they traditionally engage with the host community. Fundamentally...

It’s way past time we stopped pussyfooting around the problem of Government accountability. It’s time we stop obsessively watching political finger-pointing as if it were a reality television show and start doing something about it. The current...

In a burst of self-righteous indignation, attorney Peter Champagnie withdrew from an expo hosted last week by the Law Society at the University of the West Indies, Mona. He came down very hard on the young women whose photos were posted on the Law...