Commentary

What if, on that fateful day some years ago, the Ministry of Education had placed me at Camperdown High instead of Campion College?What if I had attended a so-called 'technical' high school in the inner city instead of an iconic uptown institution...

I recently saw a cartoon depicting three children sitting on a bench outside a principal’s office, obviously in serious trouble. The first child said, “I said the Sh-word.” The second child said, “I said the F-word.”...

I am disheartened to learn that 'the' decision-makers are actually seriously considering extending the hours under the Noise Abatement Act past the 2 a.m. shut-off time. I can't call them 'our' decision-makers because, clearly, their decisions are...

As a nation, it is fair to say we are among the most superstitious on the planet, as Dr Michael Abrahams so eloquently and yet so amusingly pointed out in his June 8, 2015 online column, 'Charlie, Charlie and duppy bats'. But fun and games aside, it...

Ever since the 1970s when the economy began its long downward slide, there have been calls for a national commitment to exports. We have been showered with rallying slogans ranging from 'export or die' to 'export and live'.Now, caught in the grip of...

I find it repugnant that the Government of the United States would have the relatively new ambassador, Luis Moreno, begin his term of office championing pressure on Jamaica to change its laws and culture in this regard. The US government further...

Whoever said life has its ups and downs was referring more to my weight than my fate. I am a yo-yo or hi-lo dieter, constantly up and down the food and supermarket chains.Recently, when I returned to Trinidad, I found that my waistline was within...