Commentary

Germany was sued in a New York Federal court on January 5, 2018, over what some claim was the 20th century's first case of genocide - the slaughter of members of the Herero and Nama groups in Namibia between 1904 and 1908. Sixty-five thousand...

So, Commissioner Quallo has finally taken the decision to parachute from a force that is on a downward spiral. His tenure as commissioner will only be recorded by his picture among scores of other past leaders on the wall in the conference room of...

The visit of United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson could not have come at a better time. He will travel to Jamaica on February 7, the last destination of a whistle-stop tour that wends its way from the US state of Texas to Mexico, Argentina...

The prime minister, at his quarterly press conference held last week, made reference to weather events that affected projected growth - specifically in the agricultural sector. This was not the first time our growth targets have been missed because...

So the commissioner is walking. Real men and women walk or stand strong on their own volition, because only puppets readily accept being pulled by strings. In facts, Muppets like Kermit in his bright verdant colour only get to speak when someone is...

The wave of killings that has overtaken the Island since the beginning of 2018 has plunged many Jamaicans into despair.And as the murder rate continues its upward climb, Jamaica seems like a country of anarchy. A state of emergency in parts of St...

When I went to high school in 1964 at age 10, Latin was a compulsory subject. We complained at the time, but in retrospect, it greatly assisted in improving my English language skills, as did my study of Greek at university.In second form, our...

The chaos over detentions so far in the one-week-old state of public emergency in St James contradicts Prime Minister Andrew Holness' claim that the germination of this security plan was long, studied, and well-prepared.But there is virtue even amid...

We sensed in the recrimination poured out on Yumei Pan, a shopkeeper of Asian descent who slapped a 13-year-old schoolgirl in the face amid a dispute over money, misplaced racial antipathy...