Commentary

Fairly recent experiences have encouraged me to comment on ‘the hand of God’. This has nothing to do with esotericism, or the expansive nature of the topic. It has to do with the interpretations and expectations of some people of faith when it...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic blood disorder that occurs when a baby inherits an abnormal haemoglobin gene from each parent. Haemoglobin is a protein in your red blood cells that transports oxygen across the body. SCD affects all organs...

Many important things were apparently said or acknowledged at this week’s desperation ‘summit’, mustered by the honchos of Cricket West Indies (CWI), to grapple for solutions to the crisis that has long beset the game in the region. But judging...

The Southern Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) Part B2 (Harbour View to Yallahs Bridge) was declared open in an impressive 8-scissors ribbon-cutting ceremony on February 6, 2024 just before the February 26, 2024 Local Government elections...

THE QUALITY of Jamaica’s institutions is key to our national development. Nowhere is this case argued more compellingly than in the work of Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, who were awarded the 2024 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for...

There might have been a bit of a muddle regarding the announcement of the proposed by-election for the Seivwright division for the capital’s municipal government. Nonetheless, this newspaper endorses the plan for filling all vacancies in the...

ON AUGUST 7, another round of Trump tariffs came into effect completely outside the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This time, the tariffs on most CARICOM countries, it appears, remains at 10 per cent and was set at 15 per cent on...

I support the establishment of a rural school bus programme. However, after observing the rollout of the one proposed by our government, I have concerns on multiple levels. For instance, why are there so many conflicting reports regarding the...

It must now be clear to Israel’s friends in the West that Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t interested in ending the war in Gaza, or in a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian question, and that it is long past time for them to continue placating...

The two mature ladies were conversing in the inner-city school yard. Then they were approached by two bright, sassy 14-year-olds girls. “Miss, you alright? Who you is, a teacher”? “ No” was the reply. “ You fava principal”? “No, I’m a Board Chair”...

The West Indies vs Australia 2025 cricket series at home will be ever remembered as “gone, but not forgotten”. Nor forgiven. West Indies cricket has been on the decline for decades but this latest episode is beyond belief. The Test match in...

Not everything that ‘Gallups’ is a winning horse. In equine races, unlike motorsports, there is no advantage gained at the start by being faster. Perhaps because when the descendants of Zaleucus and Caroline Park are on the track, the interest of...