Commentary

It is absolutely no secret that the conditions in our prisons, including the food served, abuse meted out to inmates, and inadequate rehabilitation programmes offered are a major human-rights issue in Jamaica.One would think that policymakers do not...

The five-day debate in the British Parliament on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal with the European Union did not start well for her. Everybody knows that she hasn't got the votes to pass the deal, but it turned out that she hasn't got the...

The execration of governance at Petrojam, delivered by Pamela Monroe Ellis in her report on the management of the oil refinery, is but the latest highlighting of the need for new approaches to how boards and managers of public bodies are appointed...

Gerry Grindley is a successful and respected Jamaican businessman who is spending his retirement years in Florida. While there, he decided that the Republican Party's principles were closest to his own and joined that party.Recently, Mr Grindley - a...

The Disabilities Act, which was passed in 2014, an important milestone for Jamaica, was created to protect and promote the equal rights of the disabled and prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities.One of its main objectives is to...

In September this year, Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw announced the Government's intention to revitalise the local dairy industry. According to Shaw, the Government's rescue plan would be boosted by technical assistance from Argentina and India....

As usual, Jamaicans are consumed by the need to tell us how disgusting Donald Trump is.Guys, we know. Disgusting. Stupid. Racist. Misogynist. Yeah, yeah. But also boring. Guys, Trump's antics are no surprise. He promised America he would behave thus...

Far too many Jamaicans do not seem to realise that HIV is still a big problem in Jamaica. Consequently, bareback sex remains as commonplace as beggars and cookshops.It's unfathomable that despite the tremendous investment and work being undertaken,...

The news reported that a pickup plunged into a ditch where major roadwork is being carried out along the Constant Spring Road 'Legacy' construction project. There was a fatality. The victim appears to have been flung from the vehicle, but 'nobody'...

Below is an edited version of a speech delivered as part of the Institute of Jamaica's annual cultural heritage series 'Salute to the Parish' on November 29.I look forward to the day when a solid Hanoverian, preferably a Rusean, will make it to...