Commentary

I have zero confidence in the Jamaican State's ability to gather sensitive information about me and safeguard it, or make sure it's never deployed for other purposes. In fact, I think it would be a mere matter of time before some genius businessman...

We sense ambivalence, if not unease, in some quarters over the Government's proposed enhanced use of metal detectors at Jamaican high schools as part of violence-prevention efforts, as announced last week by the education minister, Ruel Reid.Part of...

Dis ya prosperity Govament a go mek prophecy fulfil pon wi. Bible did warn wi. Revelation Chapter 13, Verse 17, fi mi New Jamaican Version. "No man, woman or pikni nah go able buy or sell if dem no got di mark, di name or di...

The dangers of counterfeit goods may not be immediately understood by persons who find it hard to resist a bargain, but we urge persons to heed the warning of Jamaica Customs about the potential risks faced by using such illegal products....

Do you know anyone you would consider to be effeminate? Have you ever met anyone in school who would have been described as effeminate? Maybe you have met someone who has been described as butch, too. But what and how did you feel and think when you...

This is an open letter to the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, Mark Golding.As you are aware, each day, people from districts across Jamaica, from St Thomas to Clarendon to Westmoreland, are being forced to take to the streets...

Nowadays, talk of abortion falls under the heading of 'sexual and reproductive health', as if pregnancy is a disease to be cured, or a tumour to be excised. On the contrary, pregnancy is a sign that a woman's body is in working order - a sign of...

In the midst of heated discussions in the public sphere about the proposed abolition of corporal punishment in Jamaican schools, the 12th annual Caribbean Child Research Conference took place under the theme 'A World Fit for Children: The UN 2030...

In 1962, Princess Margaret, representing the Queen of England, opened the first Parliament of independent Jamaica wearing a white sleeveless dress. But in 2017, Jamaican women wearing similar sleeveless dresses cannot enter that same Parliament. Why...

I'm struggling with whether or not I am in agreement with this National Identification System (NIDS) Bill, especially since it comes at a cost of US$68m. That's just too much money, in my estimation, to spend on a glorified TRN.As I understand it,...