Published:Wednesday | December 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM
It is unfortunate that the enduring public image of Dwight Nelson is his appearance before the commission of enquiry into the Golding administration's attempt to prevent the extradition of Christopher Coke and repeatedly responding to questions by...
Published:Wednesday | December 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM
When the Tide of Yule rolls in at this time of year, we are awash with varying interpretations of what the season represents. For some, it is a time to reflect and give thanks for having survived another year, for rejoicing the birth of the Saviour...
Published:Wednesday | December 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Many of the young men who I interact with at street level agree with my idea that their financial viability has to arrive before they start using penis power over the young women they feverishly desire."I've always said it, but you guys only...
Published:Wednesday | December 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Lieutenant Kyodia Burnett, a soldier, it is claimed, killed his wife Nordraka Williams Burnett, attorney-at-law. She is said to have died from stab wounds. The couple had two young children, who were in the house when she was killed. A neighbour...
The United States economy is gradually drifting from uncertainty to creeping fear. On December 21, the major US stock market indices fell sharply, with the Dow Industrial Average recording its largest weekly percentage decline in a decade. The...
The Kurds are like Kleenex. You use them, and then you throw them away.The Kurds of Syria are now frantically digging trenches around their cities and towns just south of the Turkish border, because Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan said last...
When was the last time you went back for a few more spoonfuls of your favourite dish or decided to finish the plate, even though you already had enough? But how many glasses of the fruit punch did you drink, or continued to drink, long after you...
Published:Sunday | December 23, 2018 | 12:00 AMGordon Robinson
My hope for every reader is that you all woke up at home today. The eternal search for the true meaning of Christmas needn’t take long or venture far afield. The secret is right in front of you. It’s home. It’s family. It’s...
Thinking about it, the Christmas story seems quite implausible.God decides to send His son to earth so that He can die, by way of execution, to ensure a path to redemption, until the end of mortal time, for humanity that has fallen afoul of His law...
Published:Monday | December 24, 2018 | 12:00 AMDavid Abrikian
In recent times, both the prime minister and the Urban Development Corporation have referred to the King George VI Memorial Park Act of 1956, as well as documents from the 1950s, to provide rationales for locating the new Parliament building within...
Every year since 1997, Starbucks, the popular American coffee company and coffeehouse chain, has been producing cups during the holiday season featuring designs commemorating Christmas, including reindeer and brightly...
I know that it's pointless and frustrating to reminisce on the 'good old days', especially when they are gone forever. When I was a child, Christmas seemed to take a decade to arrive, but now, an entire year literally feels like about four months....
Can you explain the value system, the thought process, the perception of the common good which would lead state officials to splurge on the Wakanda cake as well as any and all of the heap of excrescences still unresolved at PetroScam? When so many...
James Mattis' resignation as America's secretary of defence has unleashed a spate of hand-wringing, domestically and abroad, by people who fear that his departure will leave Donald Trump to his own volatile and petulantly puerile devices. General...
I want to talk about the states of emergency, but before that, I want to talk about moral standing and the class system we have in Jamaica.Philosophers have a nest of problems they think about which have to do with moral standing, or who we give...
Social media has revolutionised communication practices within the workplace by increasing the ability of workers to access information while providing opportunities to expand their social network. Research has indicated that social-media usage has...
I agree with the points made in Mark Hylton's letter 'State of emergency must turn on sobriety, not noise' (Letter of the Day, December 15, 2018).Mr Hylton wrote: "Why could we not have had a sit-down at Vale Royal with the leader, as well as the...
It isn't the time of year, heading into the Christmas and New Year holiday season, when people, including policymakers, are overly concentrated on heavy issues, especially if these matters are not currently at their doorsteps and won't, or so it...
Nuff a di art eena di museum dem eena England, France an Germany no belongs to dem. A thief dem thief di tings. An a Africa dem thief nuff a dem from. Mi no understand dem deh people from Europe. Dem claims seh African people a...
It is patently clear that Jamaica requires more resources than governments have been willing to invest in our healthcare system in order to deliver quality service to its people. It is obvious that without this commitment, the funding gaps in...
Jamaican employers seem to think they are running a daycare or employing people who don't have the capacity to be responsible. I can't quite fathom why so many of them insist on having people do drug tests to determine their suitability for usually...
The Spirit of Christmas is one thing, but the Ghost? The first time I experienced the Ghost of Christmas Past was in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It was an angelic and caring spirit and showed the main character, the miserly Ebenezer...
Today is the shortest day of the year. You know what I mean: All days are 24 hours long, but some have longer or shorter minutes of daylight. Today is the darkest day of the year. Astronomers call it the 'winter solstice', when the Sun appears to '...
The recent controversial exchange of letters between Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips about a meeting to discuss further extensions to the states of emergency is a clear indication of how central social media has...
Big it up! It is a strange irony that my favourite Buju Banton song sounds, on the surface of it, to be the single for which he was dragged over the coals. Being a typical African-Jamaican man, the description of "shorts hitch pon you body; ride up...
