Commentary

Last Tuesday morning, July 10, Prime Minister Holness held a press briefing following a talk in Spanish Town. At the briefing, he pointed out that it was a good thing he didn't move with injudicious haste and take the kind of action that some...

The photograph of Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May wearing a sleeveless evening gown during the state visit of US President Donald Trump has reignited the debate over sleeveless clothing for women.Some local social-media commentators drew...

I am not sure whether they were discussing the Maracana football stadium in Brazil or one of the many sordid "revelations" about the sex lives of some of the more prominent football stars on display at this year's World Cup which ends tomorrow,...

The suicidal deaths on the international stage of the likes of celebrated food connoisseur Anthony Bourdain, fashion designer Kate Spade, and famous DJ Avicii are a reminder to us that mental illness is a real problem and is not partial to one's...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness could justifiably claim much of the credit for the discernible energy among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders during their Montego Bay summit to complete the transformation of the regional customs union into a...

Here we go again. According to Andrew Holness, "Let the people decide." Why is it that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), through the years, has all too often sought to be on the wrong side of the right action, the law and our constitutional provisions...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders are known for their pledges to implement the agreements necessary to advance the integration of regional economies, only to stall in the face of the first noise of domestic political obstacle, whether perceived...

So, my friend, Dr Michael Abrahams, regards the Bible as a dangerous book. Well, well. When I was a young Christian growing up in Montego Bay, there was a very popular song at once about Jesus and encouraging Christians to seek to make people know...

It was clear last Tuesday afternoon in the House of Representatives that about half of the government members had taken the decision to circle the wagons around the defrocked minister of energy as he struggled to answer questions to do with the...