Commentary

The opposition spokesman on health, Horace Washington Dalley, is a likable guy. He's a smart man with the ability to transmit sincerity and authority.A six-star general in parliamentary elections, Dalley has only been beaten once in the Northern...

The Trump administration's declared intention to deeply cut foreign aid to pay for planned increases in spending on America's military has, quite understandably, raised concerns among some people in Kingston, who fear that Jamaica could be impacted...

Fervent efforts are being made to add Kingston to Jamaica's suite of regular cruise ship ports. It's a great idea.The destination isn't short of things to see and do. Bob Marley Museum, Culture Yard, Devon House, The Chinese Garden, Cafe Blue,...

The Thinking Woman's Guide to Combating Praedial LarcenyIn recognition of International Women's Day, March 8, I dedicate this satirical piece: to the mothers who single-handedly mothered (and fathered) generations of children to become responsible...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the disappointment the Throne Speech was. The let-down continued last week in the proceedings of the Standing Finance Committee.Ask yourself if, as a result of the two days-and-a-night sprinted scrutiny of the more...

Last week, there was an avalanche of abuse directed at MP and shadow minister Lisa Hanna. Ms Hanna had expressed concern - as is her right - about the appropriateness of murder convict Vybz Kartel continuing to record music while he is in prison.The...

Last Sunday, the main exhibition of the Jamaica Biennial opened at the National Gallery downtown Kingston. It was a grand affair, attracting an unusually large crowd of enthusiastic patrons. There are also exhibitions at Devon House and the National...

The year-to-date increase of 55 per cent in police shootings of civilians who may or may not have been shooting back at them or endangering the lives of others is not in the least surprising to me.It is, in effect, a social law of motion. Newton's...

Anyone who has bothered to pay the slightest attention to Vybz Kartel's prodigious output has long been aware that he's a sociopath. Kid not thyself: He isn't celebrated in spite of his sociopathy, but because of it.Antisocial attitudes are held in...