Commentary

Fighting crime by putting more resources in the hands of the security forces is important, but this must go hand in hand with sustainable economic and socio-cultural development.We spend too much time focusing on crime and we often hear the majority...

Ask someone from the United States to name my country's connection to Jamaica and you'll probably hear about two things: music and sports. My fellow American music enthusiasts might mention Damian Marley's recent collaboration with Jay-Z, while...

Andrew Holness is showing all his naysayers that he is a masterful and astute politician. His political moves over the last three years, including the recent Cabinet reshuffle, which, seemingly, has incited no public brawl within the party (as some...

Just like a puff of wind, Rudyard Spencer's crass and partisan remarks about the trough opening up at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) have been forgotten.At first, the country was led to believe that the minister's statement was...

Why do they bother?Last week, Vladimir Putin, the Russian dictator, got 're-elected' to his fourth six-year term by a 76 per cent majority on a 76 per cent turn-out. This week (March 26-28), the Egytian dictator, former general Abdel Fattah el-Sisi...

Some time ago, Dr Alfred Dawes wrote a letter to The Gleaner editor pointing to the fact that low emotional intelligence is responsible for many Jamaicans being so aggressive.Dr Dawes wrote the letter in response to the stone-throwing attack on the...

Dear Commissioner of Police Antony Anderson:I am writing on the advice of INDECOM to lodge the following complaint against a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, in an effort to seek redress in accordance with the assurances from your office...