Commentary

All eyes are turned towards the South East St Mary by-election. Because of the close parliamentary seat count delivered by the last general election, both parties desperately want a win there.How interesting, therefore, that the contest should...

The United States says it will withdraw from UNESCO at the end of 2018 in what could be interpreted as a move to push the body to make fundamental changes being demanded by Washington. The reason given was UNESCO's anti-Israeli bias.Indeed, this...

Politicians, those in Parliament especially, are too cavalier about the livelihood and well-being of the Jamaican people. Sadly, despite the plethora of challenges faced by the poor and vulnerable, there is nary a concern about the state of affairs...

Here we are in 2017 talking about abuse of children by parents. The beating of the young girl inSt Thomas by her mother has many people pointing fingers at a lady who is said to be the mother of her community. On the heels of that are charges for a...

What if you are told that there is a private sexual image being circulated on the Internet that clearly identifies you in a compromising position? Hastily, and with unmasked discomposure, the image is scanned. It is immediately recognised as a photo...

I once believed only Jamaican men suffered from (how to put this politely in a 'family' newspaper?), er, um, 'premature adjudication'.So, when Bobby 'Uncle' Montague issued a press release announcing a fake new FLA board, then was forced to hastily...

Knowing the equanimity with which Ronald Thwaites usually attends any matter, we assume that there was contrived outrage in his response to the first - even if a bit ungainly - step by the National Housing Trust (NHT) towards allocating huge...

During his recent speech at a Rotary Club of Kingston luncheon meeting, Omar Sweeney, managing director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), disclosed certain data concerning Mount Salem coming out of a wealth/poverty assessment performed...