A car was involved in an accident on a city street close to the offices of the daily newspapers. A large crowd gathered. Realising that it might make a good story, an investigative journalist tried to push through the crowd but could not get near...
Yet another clean-up campaign has been launched in the nation's capital. Over many years, various campaigns and initiatives have been started to try to address our garbage problems. But it seems like we are always starting from level one in this...
Jamaica's election 2016: Rushing headlong to go nowhere fastWhy the Government decided to call for a general election when it did will be one of those items for intense study for years to come. Some or all of the story will have to wait for the...
It was clear during the recent election that the People's National Party (PNP) was awash with money, while the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) had to carefully steward the few resources it had. Feeding, clothing, transporting and providing 'pocket money...
The Gleaner editorial titled 'New order for Jamaica', written the day after the new Jamaica Labour Party administration won the 2016 general election, is significant and on point. It focused on the "unfinished business to be attended to with regard...
When Andrew Holness settles down to running the Government, there will be something other than the personalities in his Cabinet that people will use as an early signal of whether he is really serious about ending political cronyism and battling...
Earlier this week, there was a story on television where local cricketers are complaining about the lack of earning opportunities in Senior Cup cricket in Jamaica. The concern is real, and is something that I can speak to with some authority.A lot...
For the better part of two decades, Jamaica has meandered, procrastinated and bungled its way around initiatives to deliver cheaper energy to power consumers.Most recent was the fiasco with Energy World International, an Australian/Hong Kong firm of...
Andrew Holness, prime minister-designate, during the recent general election campaign stated that he had a dream. Some thought he was trying to evoke the memory of Martin Luther King Jr, famed USA civil-rights activist, and not realising that he was...
Nowadays, schools seem to be trying to outdo each other with the ridiculous 'rules' they have implemented. What sense does a code of conduct about boys having a faded haircut or mohawk make? How does one ensure that students abide by these ludicrous...
With the passing of the silliest silly season of them all and with some weeks still to go in the Lenten season, it is a good time for reflection, introspection and atonement. There is much work therein for all of us, of course, but for the...
Published:Tuesday | March 1, 2016 | 12:00 AMMark Wignall
In a simple comparison with the total votes cast in the 2011 election, the JLP scored 31,000 more votes in last Thursday’s election, but still was only able to beat the PNP at the tape by one seat. No one has asked the question yet, and...
So far, the Russian plan for a cease-fire in Syria is working remarkably well. The truce that came into effect last Saturday had been observed with only minor violations on all the relevant fronts, and the United Nation's humanitarian coordinator in...
As Andrew Holness constructs his Government, he must resist any temptation to dismantle a number of the initiatives of the outgoing administration if the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is keen to maintain the growing confidence of global financial...
See it deh! JLP win! After the PNP built an entire campaign around Andrew and his big house, the butterfly effect is that for the next four to five years, the man vilified and smeared will have two big houses: the one in Beverley Hills and the one...
Published:Monday | February 29, 2016 | 12:00 AMRomario Scott
The Letter of the Day published in Monday's edition of The Gleaner seems to be a continuation of a raging debate as to whether Audley Shaw should be appointed as finance minister in the Andrew Holness-led Cabinet. Indeed, there is merit to Andre...
The just-completed general election has resulted in the closest seat counts we have had. At the moment, the count is 32 for the victorious Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and 31 for the People's National Party (PNP).The successful party will elevate one...
Jamaica, as Bruce Golding suggests, may be heading into uncharted, and potentially perilous, political waters. But with measured and sensible leadership, they are not unnavigable.The immediate dangers lie in the close results from last week's...
The People’s National Party (PNP) was confident of victory in the last general election. Polls repeatedly showed that they enjoyed a slim lead over the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) among likely voters. Their...
I have very good friends on both sides of the political divide, but I refuse to align myself with any political party. I want to be free to criticise or congratulate as I see the need.Given our current economic vicissitudes, I didn't believe that...
To bring change to a nation and to institute the right government can only be achieved through divine intervention.After the election, there is always pain, disappointment and the continuation of the blame-game cycle. Friends and loyalists will now...
A cherished constant of Jamaica's democracy has been its adherence to constitutional processes, resulting in the regular and orderly transfer of power even at times when our intuitions have fallen under stress.This is an issue on which Jamaica,...
Andrew Holness has, quite sensibly, moved quickly to engage the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hoping, we assume, to recalibrate the tone of his party's relationship with the fund, which could be crucial to Jamaica's economy. Last Friday, the...
Last Sunday, everybody in the lecture hall at the Institute of Jamaica was on a high, I'm sure. And there was not a spliff in sight. It was the third in this month's 'Grounation' series on Don Drummond, hosted by The Jamaica Music Museum. The final...
