Commentary

The basketball world continues to be amazed at the exploits of Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. For the second season running, he was named as the regular-season MVP. He is the 11th person in NBA history to win that award back to back. No...

Ignoring environmental laws and building regulations is not a good practice; Jamaican lives are put at risk when contractors begin to build without the necessary approvals (which, among other things, stipulate health and safety measures) and cut...

The fiscal discipline of the past five years apart, perhaps the most significant achievement of the Jamaican Government has been its recent progress in unravelling the country's energy muddle - the good fortune of a drop in oil prices...

Jamaicans increasingly do not seem to like our police commissioner, Dr Carl McKay Williams. I can hear the sound of chairs moving as several persons, especially those closest to the police chief, leap to their feet to reject this claim. They'll say...

This morning, I shall mash a whole lot of holy corns. So be it. (Father God, please don't smite me with lightening for this blasphemous probing), but I have a question about the Church and taxes.It has come to my attention that a particular local...

Following the murder of two American missionaries in St Mary, CNN news anchor Ashleigh Banfield said that Jamaica “is an extraordinarily violent country with a remarkable murder rate”. After hearing the remark, many Jamaicans went...

There were more flashing cameras and veneers inside Jamaica House last week as the prime minister anointed the nation's latest wizard of prosperity, Michael Lee-Chin, as chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC).In his acceptance speech, the...

Karl Samuda knows fully of moral hazards and why they are best avoided, especially by governments. Which is why we are concerned that he appears blissfully unaware or unconcerned that he may be setting himself - and, by extension, the Holness...

I was ready for them. I had my return ticket. I had an email from the Kapok hotel confirming my reservation. I had two US$ credit cards and a decent amount of cash. I had no trouble at all. The female immigration officer examined my documents and...