Commentary

Her decision to stuff her Cabinet with nearly half of Barbados caused us to wonder if our confidence in Mia Mottley's judgement was misplaced. We still question the efficacy of a 26-member Cabinet - or 30 if you add the appendages - and have visions...

There were lots of children and young people at the funeral. Except for a few, most chatted or checked their phones throughout the service and seemed uninterested in both prayer and song. At the end, though, they rushed to gawk at the corpse when...

We, like Robert Montague, the transportation and mining minister, believe in the guiding hand of the market, but also appreciate that in some circumstances, it needs some directing. That is why, in the absence of a far more compelling case than he...

In 1976, Pearnel Charles Sr was placed in detention at Up Park Camp. My mother was livid. There were days when I thought she was going to abandon her job as a principal and leave Brown's Town for Kingston to free him herself.Each morning she would...

The plan, as announced by Robert Montague, the mining and transport minister, to merge, and divest via an IPO, of the Government's two remaining substantial stakes in Jamaica's bauxite-alumina sector is, on the face of it, a good idea.There is,...

We take note of an article published in your Saturday, May 26, 2018, edition written by Owen Speid and which raises a number questions pertaining to the introduction of the Primary Exit Profile exams in 2019.As is implied by the name, the Primary...

Transport Minister Robert Montague, settling into his new role, has announced a raft of proposals to address the problems confronting the public transport system.We have a public transport system made up of buses, minibuses, motorcycles, taxis and...

I keep wondering how we expect people to become prosperous and fi stop beg wi a ting and nuh depen pan Government fi handout if what wi pay dem can barely stretch to di next pay cheque. I keep wondering how we expect them to take care of themselves...

"I wholly disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Attributed to Voltaire.Readers of this column over the last 25 years know that I hold no brief for fundamentalists, whether in religion or in economics. I...

The Reverend Aaron Dumas has come under fire for advice he gave to a young woman who claims she was raped five years ago. The rapist was her sister's boyfriend and babyfather, and they are about to be married. Dumas thinks the delay in reporting the...