Commentary

Everybody in British politics is in shock now that they face the reality of having to negotiate the United Kingdom's (UK) exit from the European Union (EU). In the case of Boris Johnson, a charming opportunist who took the leadership of the Brexit...

Lionel Messi's decision to quit international football came as a shock. He is, without question, the best footballer in this generation, but the fact that he doesn't have a meaningful global title on his resume is clearly bothering him.Losing to...

Jamaica and 192 other countries have agreed that inclusive, sustainable economic growth and 'inclusive partnerships', built on shared visions and goals at the global, regional, national and local levels, can be achieved as part of the Sustainable...

Last week at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, I sat in a hall in Silicon Valley, USA, with 300 investors and 700 entrepreneurs from nearly every country imaginable.I was but six rows away from the most powerful man on the planet. The 44th...

In respect of sudden and violent deaths, Jamaica has two major problems: murder and traffic injuries. They both need urgent and sustained action.The Gleaner editorial ('Jamaica's killer roads, June 25, 2016) placed a spotlight on road crashes - and...

Peter Bunting's response in Parliament last week to the West Kingston Commission of Enquiry report was to hail it as a vindication of the People's National Party's (PNP) decision, when it was previously in opposition, not to support an extension of...

On a recent visit to Cuba, Prime Minister Andrew Holness got the bright idea to make Spanish an official language of Jamaica. That's what's going on! I don't think the PM fully understands the implications of his sudden decision.What makes a...