Commentary

Two Saturdays ago, a few hours before daybreak, 15 armed men in a well-coordinated operation robbed vendors at the Coronation Market. That stood in stark contrast to the days when the influence of the Tivoli strongman, Dudus, ensured that downtown...

Kingston was once the cultural and commercial heartbeat of Jamaica. Today, it is no longer the vibrant commercial centre that once drew visitors to its core like a magnet.Over time, underinvestment in infrastructure, the inability to keep the city...

Donald Trump has spent a lot of time in the courts, so he must be familiar with the legal concept of cui bono - 'who benefits?' When a crime is committed, the likeliest culprit is the person who benefited from the deed. But he certainly did not...

I have been watching Champs for most of my adult life. I wouldn’t consider myself a track and field guru, but Champs Saturday is a must-watch for anybody in my line of work. Last Saturday, I was transfixed to my television. I don’t think...

Jews and some Christians throughout Jamaica are celebrating Passover, which began on the evening of April 10 and continues for seven days. The Jewish people celebrate Passover to mark our liberation, by God, from Egyptian slavery in what is called...

The Government's decision to modify an unpopular property tax regime will extinguish many of the flames of anger and outrage that have been fanned because of an unprecedented rise in rates that, in some cases, topped 1,500 per cent.Audley Shaw, the...

Reparation begins at home, and last week's unprecedented government apology to Rastafari for the Coral Gardens 'incident' - really an attempted pogrom or ethnic cleansing by the State - is a good beginning. In the years just before Independence,...

In this response to the April 9, 2017 editorial in The Gleaner, I want to clarify my country's position on Syria.1. Russia assists Syria in its fight against ISIL and affiliated organisations. The Syrian army is the main force combating terrorist...

There's no getting away from it. Jamaican women are obsessed with Donald Trump.No hour passes without my Twitter feed carrying an expression, usually from someone of the female persuasion, of open disgust at his latest idiocy. I'd be careful if I...

There has been much intrigue about the impending departure of Portia Simpson Miller, up to recently the opposition leader, and Dr Omar Davies, a more than 20-year veteran member of parliament for St Andrew Southern. Mrs Simpson Miller is of even...