Commentary

Webster McPherson is cynical. Not unreasonably. He used to manage an orchard in Agualta Vale, St Mary, from where they used to export up to 80,000 boxes of mangoes weekly. Tropical fruits and other crops were also shipped from Belvedere Estate in St...

Reports coming out of Europe last weekend indicate that the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)-European Union (EU) post-Cotonou negotiations commenced on Friday, September 28 in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.A brief...

Of all the pet names Elva had; 'Hero Duck' had to be my absolute favourite. The story goes, one day early 2014, Elva made a purchase. In that store, receipts were still hand-written, by a sales rep whose life mantra, I assume, was "Mi cyaa bother."...

As I sat in the outdoor dining area at the new Ribbiz on the Kingston waterfront a few weeks ago, I almost had one of those 'pinch yourself' moments.I felt this way as I looked across into the distance to my left at the cars snaking along the...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness didn't specify whether it was before the end of the calendar or parliamentary year that he intends to open debate in the House on the future of the National Housing Trust (NHT). Either way, the move is welcome - but...

The country is just not ready for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). There are serious problems of language and culture that have to be confronted first. The direction of PEP towards analysis and critical thinking is correct. The implementation of the...