Commentary

There is much to agree with in Mark Shields' analysis of the state of crime in Jamaica and how the problem can be fixed, including the need for a radical reform of what he deems to be a highly corrupt police force that is deeply resistant to efforts...

As Christopher Tufton, the health minister, suggests, there is no need to reinvent the wheel with regard to the debate on abortion in Jamaica. At least, not totally. Parliament already has sufficient information on which to act.So, the existing...

This is an edited excerpt of a presentation at the CIN Caribbean Lecture Series on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, in New York.During the nearly 14 years that I have lived in Jamaica, the murder rate has been running at an average of 1,400 per year....

The versatile staple breadfruit, loved by so many Caribbean people, takes the spotlight this weekend as part of the Institute of Jamaica's Heritage Fest. The activities will certainly offer a cultural context for the origins of breadfruit and may...

A man runs into a bar and asks for a glass of water. Instead of pouring the water, the bartender pulls out a shotgun and yells at him. The man thanks the bartender, then walks out of the bar happily. Why did the bartender behave as 'dread' as he did...

One of my most revered and respected patients, 70-year-old Ms M, was carried to my office four weeks ago, extremely weak from vomiting and diarrhoea. I remember her pleading look of despair and her barely audible whisper (not wanting her friends to...

It may not seem so at first glance, but Donald Trump's decision to tear up the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) treaty with Russia has implications for Jamaica. There are not only the dangers inherent in any new arms race between these two...

Among the responsibilities of a regulator is to set the broad terms for the relationship between businesses and consumers and, critically, to call to account firms that breach established codes. That sometimes requires throwing the book at...