Commentary

The countdown is on in earnest. There are 101 days left to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In a little over three months, Jamaica's productivity and, if history is any indicator, crime will be at an all-time low. We will all be glued to...

You might say that the media too often major in the minor, and you would probably be right. On the other hand, it is not always trivial to focus on the small things. Still, to turn attention to Mrs Holness' small shoes was probably a step too far....

Perhaps the most curious of the proposals on the Holness Government's legislative agenda for this parliamentary year is the plan to amend the Constitution to replace the Queen with a non-executive president as Jamaica's head of state. In other words...

The Jamaica diaspora does not deserve to vote in elections in this country. Those who clamour for this vote do so from a presumed position of being bright, educated and world-wise in their exposure.Let us state some home truths. If you were capable...

If the current personal income tax proposal is implemented without substantial changes, it could create untold problems for the private sector, way beyond those which the Government is about to experience.It is well established that persons earning...

The inference is that a young man who was shot dead on Wednesday after reportedly snatching a policeman's rifle, suffered from mental illness and may not, therefore, have been consciously responsible for his actions. Investigators suggest that Odane...

The war between CARICOM and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is clearly not going to be over anytime soon. Or should it be, more appropriately, the war between Grenadian Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell and Dave Cameron?Dr Mitchell is waging a...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, while being sworn into office recently and apparently having recognised the likely signal sent by the electorate upon the Jamaica Labour Party's narrow victory in the February 25, 2016 general parliamentary election,...

We note with equal concern the observation by the people who represent foreign airlines that operate in Jamaica that frequent strikes by the island's air traffic controllers are hurting their business and Jamaica's reputation as a reliable player in...