Commentary

Our justice system has been the subject of much criticism, which only seems to arise when there is a general dissatisfaction and public outcry in relation to how certain cases are determined by our courts. Invariably, the response to these...

It is early days yet, but perversely, Donald Trump may be of worth to the European Union (EU). Initially, he was feared as energy for the harbingers of its death. Emmanuel Macron's victory in France's presidential election on Sunday fuels this hope....

Agriculture Minister Karl Samuda last Saturday squandered the opportunity provided by the annual general meeting of the Coconut Industry Board to sell members of that growers' association on the reasons his Government needs to raid their cash-rich...

It is often said that we should respect people’s religious beliefs. Many persons adhere to this principle and avoid even commenting on the topic of religion, not wanting to cause offence. But, is there a valid reason to automatically respect...

'Paulette' is a single mother living in a rent yard in the inner city. She has two teenage daughters and a younger son. She works as a domestic helper, earning $7,500 a week or $30,000 each month.One of the children's fathers gives her a small money...

If Christopher Tufton did nothing else during his ministerial reporting to Parliament last week, he again afforded the Holness administration another opportunity to advance a mature, depoliticised debate on the financing of health care and what...

HR 1813 is not the name of a deadly virus like H1N1. It's the Border Wall Funding Act 2017. Republican Congressman Mike Rogers from Alabama and eight of his colleagues introduced the act on March 30. If approved, it would be as lethal as swine flu....

Many years ago, Jamaicans adopted the slogan 'Jamaica, no problem'. Today, the country has many problems, most, if not all, having their genesis in political administration. We came excruciatingly close to becoming a failed state in the very recent...

Listening to the BBC news last week, I heard the news headline that hundreds of Indian women were given bats by the government for their husbands. I know that India is cricket-crazy, and the men, especially, worship the game. Still, I found the news...

The Educate Jamaica CSEC ranking of high schools published in The Gleaner on Wednesday was based on the percentage of students at the end of grade 11 who achieved five or more passes, including English and/or...

We are forced again to invoke our often-used adage and time-tested principle: What is worse than formulating bad policy is implementing it.The danger this time is the proposal by European Athletics for the global sport to wipe out all world records...

The post-mortem of the failed attempt by the Under-17 team to qualify for the World Cup is still being done. The Jamaicans finished up losing 5-0 to the USA and 5-1 to Mexico in-between a 3-1 win over El Salvador.The minute I learnt that we were...