Commentary

I would be obliged if you could permit me to address your recent front-page article captioned 'Ridiculous' sentence!' Your article concerned a recently concluded case in the Supreme Court, Gun Court Division, in which Kirk Smith and others, having...

There have been many attempts to reduce violence in Jamaica. All of them have failed. The homicide rate in 2017 was almost back to the level it reached in 2009, Jamaica's worst-ever year.Why have they failed?The simplest answer is that every attempt...

PNP General Secretary Julian Robinson exposed PNP's thin skin in a letter ('Phillips laid wicket for growth') published Friday.As usual, The Gleaner's headline was disconnected from the letter that contained no such hostility to reality but sought...

One day at my practice last week, while walking to the front office, I noticed one of the receptionists leaning over a counter adjacent to the waiting area. There young woman appeared to be uncomfortable, and as I approached her, I asked if she was...

Time seems to be flying by faster and faster every year. It's a pity that our problems won't fly away with the passing years. Instead, they seem to be gaining strength as we record, analyse and bemoan our sad fate. Our biggest problem remains our...

Earlier this week, Ruel Reid, the education minister, repeated his intention to end the serving of sugary drinks with meals under the Government's School Feeding Programme. The aim is to improve the nutrition of students, thereby improving their...

For too long, the Jamaican economy has been in a pregnant pause. This gestation is definitely too long. It is time for the economy to emancipate itself from this coma.The mining industry can play a critical role in reviving this economy. There is no...

The newspaper headline announcing the death of a former president of Trinidad and Tobago, Professor George Maxwell Richards, blazoned, 'MAX IS DEAD'. One of my Facebook friends was appalled. She called it, "Classless, uncouth and beneath the dignity...

If you're like me, you are no longer surprised at the alarming crime statistics in Jamaica. Over the years, we have become numb to the news of murder and mayhem.It is clear that our politicians are unable to do anything about it. They all seem not...

In recent months, up to earlier this week, Ed Bartlett, the tourism minister, has been busy boasting about Jamaica's record performance in tourism for 2017. The island welcomed 4.3 million visitors - an increase of 21 per cent - of which 55 per cent...