Commentary

We have concluded that Gloria Henry has more testosterone than Davon Crump - figuratively, that is.Ms Henry, the president of the Montego Bay Chamber Commerce and Industry, made stupid, xenophobic remarks about Chinese business people in her city...

There are 100 days to Christmas!I can't contain my excitement. I know some reading this article now want to punch out my pepper lights and are saying, "It's barely September; way too early for Christmas talk." But in truth, it really isn't.Already,...

The good thing for Great Britain is that it is neither Greece nor Jamaica, and, having voted in May, a general election is not due until 2020. The latter fact is the better for the Labour Party, which last weekend overwhelmingly elected Jeremy...

I have always wondered if some people who commit atrocities are 'possessed' by evil. And if that were the case, I could totally understand when Jesus said, "Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they are doing ... ." But, I don't really know...

Several months ago, this newspaper told Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller that her first order of business after the elections in Trinidad and Tobago should be to ring up that country's new leader, whoever it was, to talk about the Caribbean...

I thought The Gleaner was a little rough on Audley for not having the biblical citation exactly right when he was waxing lyrical in Parliament recently. I thought it was only a very slight mistake. Maybe it was his colleagues in Parliament that were...

The Syrian-Lebanese population in Jamaica began their association in the early 19th century. If one wonders, the referencing of both the citizens of Syria and Lebanon together is done because of their historical linkages. Further, many in Jamaica...

My esteemed friend, Dr Michael Abrahams, in his column of September 7, 2015, 'The God of the Bible is not merciful', contends that God in the Old Testament is not merciful. I am countering with some philosophical and legal pointers.If being merciful...

Another major royal event, marking a reign of 63 years and seven months by Queen Elizabeth II, could likely revive the decades-old national debate about the monarchy's role in Jamaica and how to change the Constitution to consolidate our independence...

I am a strong supporter of the use of the Jamaican language (I am not referring to profane language); I use it often in this column, and when I preach.For making us Jamaicans who speak the Jamaican language feel comfortable with ourselves, we owe...

In light of the coronation of the new Miss Jamaica for the Miss Universe pageant, I must admit that I am extremely disappointed in the response of our people. Comments concerning skin colour and physical location seemed to be the most prominent: "...