Commentary

On Thursday, some citizens are excitedly expecting to participate in an important democratic process. I expect: • Most Jamaicans of voting age, having seen through the illusion called elections, will spend the day watching TV;  •...

Below are excerpts from JLP leader Andrew Holness' address at Half-Way Tree Square on Sunday night.The People's National Party (PNP) promised accountable government, yet we were all outraged that the prime minister took no action against those...

Menstruation is a fascinating phenomenon, capable of inducing a vast spectrum of emotions, and physical sensations in those experiencing it. The arrival of a period can be a welcome event to be celebrated, for a woman who had unplanned or...

One of the main reasons that I don't frequent churches is because of the behaviour of some in the congregation. I find that there is a lot of politics in religion. People sometimes have their personal agenda for self-actualisation within the church...

Someone, somewhere must've wanted the turmoil of our history to be forgotten quickly and thus chose the shortest month for its commemoration.This Black History Month, ironically, has been chosen to celebrate the perpetuation of the politics of...

What do you think would be the impact if it were revealed today that Portia Simpson Miller, as a Cabinet minister in the early 1990s, talked to some accountants and lawyers, then established an offshore company for 'efficient' tax structuring?What...

Unu member di story bout di emperor new clothes? A one a dem parable weh tell yu di truth bout human nature. Like Aesop fable. Or fi wi Anansi story. Di emperor story come back to mi Friday morning when mi read Gleaner an see seh...

I was in the second-floor bathroom when I heard a noise outside the window. It was not loud enough to be a thief trying to scramble up the concrete post to grab hold of the sill, so bravely I opened the steel-framed window and, holding the latch...

With the likes of Usain Bolt, Blue Mountain Coffee and Appleton Rum, Red Stripe Beer is among the most iconic of Jamaican brands, which is only partly why the repatriation of a substantial chunk of its production is a big deal. There, is too, the...

The propensity of our politicians to tek people fi eediat is pathetic.The People's National Party (PNP) has decided to renege on a non-binding agreement reportedly reached with the Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) in November 2015. The party...

The more things change, the more they remain the same. Another tour by the West Indies team (this time, the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup) and another dispute about money at the eleventh hour. Who isn't tired of this? Who isn't inclined to say...