Almost everyone remembers a boy like Donald Trump from school. Usually, in the B-stream, he was perennially disruptive, seemingly self-assured, but seeking validation with pranks that sometimes unwittingly proved deathly dangerous.Mr Trump is not in...
You will find Cartagena's beautiful Torre del Reloj, the famous Clock Tower that sits atop the entrance to the old walled city, on Av. Venezuela. The street name is an indication that Colombia and Venezuela share much history, which is why, on a...
'Birdsong' is the name of a popular novel by British author Sebastian Faulkes about World War I and the radio, film, and television adaptations of the book. In Trinidad, it is the name of a popular steel band, an academy, and a social enterprise...
As we read about the upcoming trade mission of more than a dozen Jamaican companies to sister CARICOM countries, we wonder whether this should be taken as a sign that there is marked improvement in the often fractious trading relationships that...
It's quite shocking and equally shameful that it is taking the Government such a long time to put the Disabilities Act, which was passed in 2014, in force.Are people with disabilities not deserving of equal...
The big discussion in basketball circles is whether LeBron James' name can how be called in the same sentence as Michael Jordan as the greatest player of all time.This discussion has seen public opinion split right down the middle. The younger...
During his lifetime, Garvey was much vilified, as those who fight the status quo often are. Born in Jamaica, he strode forth boldly into the world and changed it by rallying people of African origin who had been systematically exploited and...
Once you get past his presumption of martyrdom and rosewater sentimentality of the preface to the file, Phillip Paulwell's Facebook post of his 22 years of declarations to Parliament's Integrity Commission is an important development.Not only has he...
I first became conscious of it in 1999 after Michael Gayle, a young mentally challenged man riding a bicycle, was beaten to death by Jamaican security forces at a roadblock.The autopsy conducted by an independent pathologist diagnosed that he died...
We are grateful for the alacrity with which Prime Minister Andrew Holness staunched the bipartisan assault by elements of the gangs of Gordon House on the joint-venture shelter project between the Government and the charity, Food For The Poor (FFP...
What a disappointing few weeks the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has had. First it was the case of Police Corporal Dwayne Smart who was freed of charges for shooting two sisters in Yallahs - one fatally - followed by the...
On Labour Day, May 23, respect was shown to National Hero Sam Sharpe in a special memorial tribute organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) at the National Heroes Park. This delightful ceremony included a prayer, preamble on...
Twenty-one-year-old Celia had thought that once she returned home from her university break in the spring, she would be spending more time with her friends on similar missions than family.Now she finds endless joy travelling to places with her...
Bernie Madoff - 150 years.Robert Allen Stanford - 110 years.David Smith - He spent six years in a Turks and Caicos prison, was released in 2015, and is fighting extradition to the United States, which wants him to enjoy its legendary hospitality for...
It happens after every major terrorist attack by Islamist terrorists in a Western country: the familiar debate about who is really to blame for this phenomenon. One side trots out the weary old trope that the terrorists simply 'hate our values', and...
In the wake of the retirement of one of my heroes, Alan Magnus, I have reflected on how little we say in tribute about those who've inspired us while they are still active. We seem to open our hearts and consciences only after receiving news that...
Ed Bartlett, the tourism minister, seems to have got himself in a bit of a twist over the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) standard advisory on terrorism to British citizens travelling to Jamaica. He can find better reasons and places on...
After 34 years in the ordained Christian ministry, plus a prior 13 years of leadership in Youth For Christ and 40 years as a trained/lettered Christian musician, I have discovered that most Christians are more excited about entertainment in church...
We appreciate that Robert Montague would wish not only to lift the morale of the constabulary, but personally identify with its members. He, after all, is the minister of national security and, therefore, has portfolio responsibility for the police...
I was amazed that so many readers, especially lawyers, took the time to personally congratulate me on my mini-bio of Vanderpump J. ('Pumpy'), whose essence they said I captured perfectly.Since every word I wrote was true, I had no problem accepting...
Published:Sunday | May 28, 2017 | 12:00 AMDavid Abrikian
The source of homosexuality, generally, is a controversial issue internationally, abounding with a number of opinions. These opinions include genetic, circumstantial and other causes, together with theories that state that the orientation can, or...
Although abortion is, for the most part, illegal in Jamaica, you are surrounded by women who have had pregnancies terminated. Lawyers, doctors, domestic helpers, nurses, policewomen, teachers, hairdressers....
Somewhere around 300 people die on Jamaican roads every year. The gruesome stories dominate the news for a flash, then are easily forgotten either because there is a competing report of another fatality or because, just to survive emotionally, we...
When the members of the gangs of Gordon House make common cause on any issue, the rest of us should be wary. For it's usually about getting their hands on public resources, to be fashioned into political pork and delivered as vulgar patronage.That...
