Commentary

In the past, the only excuse for cancelling the Olympic Games has been a World War(Berlin, 1916; Tokyo, 1940; London, 1944). But if this year's Games had been scheduled for somewhere in West Africa two years ago, when the Ebola outbreak was nearing...

There is a local hospital I know of that takes a very keen interest in the sex lives of its staff, especially its nurses. A nurse told me that when she was interviewed for the job, she was asked about her views on fornication. Last year, the nurses...

Spirituality and religiosity don't necessarily coincide. Someone can love God, believe in a spiritual life after physical death, and not adhere to any discipline of worship (religion). On the other hand, a number of religious people appear to be far...

It is not at all difficult to be confined to the shores of Jamaica but live a life completely removed from the realities described in these pages.As I contemplate these and other things somewhere high in the rural hills, I am reclined beneath a...

We hope, sincerely, that Chris Tufton's move provides an opening for a candid national conversation on mental illness in Jamaica, leading to a reduction of stigma and improved and adequate treatment for people with the problem. That could only...

Nicolas Maduro's mad rush to the Caribbean was surely about more than dropping by to drink rum and say hi. I suspect the real reason was seeking to raise cash for the country he left in flames behind him. Or, to put it more accurately, to stave off...

What kind of country is Jamaica? Why do the people settle for mediocrity so easily? When will the people no longer be seen as political pawns? When will the people develop enlightened self-interest?Passing legislation for a fixed-date election now...

Thursday was a public holiday - Corpus Christi. When I was in elementary school, we called it 'Copper Christea' and nobody really sought to explain to us what it was about and how to pronounce it.Perhaps my teachers in the Anglican school I attended...

Social media lit up recently after the frenzied discovery of Ochi International Airport and Air Ochi, possibly the largest of the Garden Parish since the arrival of Christopher Columbus in Discovery Bay in...

Matchups in basketball are overrated. What ultimately determines the result is the team that is more motivated, will execute better on the night, and the one with the better talent overall. However, people have been coming out of the woodwork...

In nearly every corner of the world in recent years, from the Arab Spring to Latin America and many places in-between, political turbulence has made clear that governments are unwise to shrug off their citizens' growing concerns about corruption. It...