As the crisis of the malfunctioning air-conditioning system deepens at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, it is becoming obvious that someone tried to save money and ignored the problem.But the problem did not go away. Instead, it festered, and now it'...
"Unfortunately, it is unrealistic to expect zero civilian casualties in armed conflict," said US Army Col John L. Dorrian, the spokesperson of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve. (Where do they get...
This week, the Trump administration reversed the decision of the Obama White House allowing so-called transgender students in public schools to choose the toilet in which they do their business according to how they self-identify. Transgender is the...
The carte blanche defence dancehall receives when one dares to whisper of its vices is unfortunate. Dancehall can't be treated as some autonomous entity, distinct from her content.Where the content of dancehall deserves to be scolded, it should be...
Karl Samuda, the agriculture and commerce minister, is right to have sacked the directorate of the Agricultural Credit Board (ACB). It has long proved itself incompetent. But Mr Samuda shouldn't be casting himself as a hero for discovering, at the...
Discussions are still continuing about the performance of the Jamaica Scorpions in the Regional 50-Over final. We were beaten by the Barbados Pride, and there are still those who claim that captain Nikita Miller got it wrong regarding his deployment...
Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM
Following the financial sector meltdown of the mid-1990s, the formation of FINSAC and the creation of institutions run by foreigners to sell off the assets of those affected, on about five occasions I sat with groups of debtors and listened to...
Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM
We are surprised that having talked about this matter for years and with the proposed implementation date a mere month away, the Jamaican government and public sector unions appear so far apart on a new pension scheme.A question that will be asked...
Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM
It baffles me how deafeningly silent we are about the complaints of persons employed in one of the 55 call centres and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in Jamaica. They often lament that they are paid low wages, treated inhumanely,...
Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM
Recently, there was a public education campaign discouraging payola to get a record played on radio, whether the product is good or inferior. But there needs to be a companion discussion about how to get one's record adequate airtime.It is amazing...
I grew up in the age of the Teen Choice Awards. It was a show that celebrated the best in music and sport as seen through the eyes of a teenager. The producers positioned the show just between the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, which were just too...
My first visit to the United States since Donald Trump became president of the country was uneventful. New York City was bustling with activity as usual, as was the conference I attended. The College Arts Association is the largest association of...
For anyone who followed Herbert Gayle's dissection in this newspaper of the pathology of crime in Jamaica, the recent flare-up in homicides will seem inevitable. It is almost seven years since the shock of the security intervention in Tivoli Gardens...
Much has been said about the recent press conference related to the Government's response to the spike in crime, and particularly, the introduction of the concept of preventative detention. While the intention of the concept was well intentioned,...
In a recent radio interview, reggae singer Chezidek gnashed at the police for raiding his rural farm and destroying an array of vegetables, including his holy herb.As his rage bubbled over the airwaves, he depicted a chaotic scene somewhere deep in...
Paula Llewellyn, the director of public prosecutions, and her collaborators, should be thanked for their public spiritedness in issuing a disquisition on the interchangeability of the terms 'preventive detention' and 'preventative arrest' and how...
One morning, a few weeks ago, I went to my office and planned to catch up with the overwhelming load of paperwork on my desk and not make any appointments. However, three patients of mine contacted me, asking to be seen, and I obliged. It turned...
We keep our fingers crossed that after its overlong gestation, the divestment of Caymanas Track Limited (CTL) will finally be delivered. Under the agreement recently signed between the Government and the gaming company, Supreme Ventures Limited, the...
The proposal by Bank of Jamaica to introduce a foreign exchange auction in 2017 provides an opportunity to discuss a more fundamental issue of foreign exchange rate policy. This relates to whether Jamaica should have a fixed exchange rate or...
Donald Trump says his administration is running extremely well. Anything to the contrary constitutes 'alternative facts'. In Jamaica, the State apparatus would have us believe the same thing. Assertion, proposal and public relations are used as...
I am not pushing or facilitating anyone's agenda, but we cannot legislate sexuality. How people feel and what they do privately is beyond our control.As long as someone's sexual programming does not involve the participation of another human being...
Vincent Taylor and his Construction Solutions Limited are within their right to challenge, via the courts, the parameters within which the contractor general, Dirk Harrison, can conduct his investigation of a government contract to which they were...
In the one year since Andrew Holness has been prime minister, he has proven to be absent and out of his depth.Andrew Holness does not submit himself to questioning by the press. He puts out what he thinks should be of interest. He make-believes...
This is a submission from Public Theology Forum.To say that the Church in Jamaica has been rocked in recent months on the matter of sexual abuse of minors by ordained ministers is an understatement. Now it is further compounded with the revelation...
CHAKA-CHAKA SPELLINGA dat mi housekeeper Annie seh when mi tell her how much fi di lab test weh her son ha fi do: $22,000! She no mek dat fi di whole week. Di pikni dida go a Children's Hospital an she never ha fi pay fi none a di test dem. Dat a up...
