Commentary

The foundation of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) now needs to be revisited. There is a foundational 'crack' that it needs to examine. The JLP's problem is not the People's National Party (PNP) or anybody else's. It is within....

For some years now, the Jamaican police have been painting out murals in working-class communities in a symbolic battle with residents. Now the story has gone global.

I was keen to hear Andrew Holness beginning to articulate ideas about his party standing for an identifiable philosophy, and the political movements of the country as being more than mere 'transactional' election machines.

Something is awfully wrong in a society where a child is abused every half an hour. Among the bleak data laid out by an official of the Office of the Children's Registry (OCR) is that 8,000 reports of child abuse were recorded between January and September of this year.

The sky hasn't fallen in either Colorado, Washington State or anywhere over the United States. And it won't in Jamaica. It is high time, therefore, that our Government end the procrastination and legalise marijuana ...

November 28 will mark a new day in Jamaica's cricket. That day will see Milton Henry and Billy Heaven vying for the job of president of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA). At this time, it is anybody's guess who will win....

IT IS still early days for Jamaica's economic support agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). After this quarter's performance review of the economy by the Fund, there will be 14 more to go...

On Sunday, November 10, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) delegates will determine who leads the party. Andrew Holness, the incumbent JLP leader, faces a challenge from one of his deputies, Audley Shaw...

We dismiss out of hand much of Raymond Wilson's recent fulmination against the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) and the campaign by even senior members of the constabulary to curb the powers of the commission.However, on at least one...

The decision of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to reduce Sunday's leadership election to a mere delegates' conference is a very bad one...

If only we could find a way to package our rumour industry for export, we could kiss the IMF goodbye.Who better to tell us about the experience of being the butt of popular rumour than the Cool Ruler himself, Gregory Isaacs?Rumours dem spreadin'Claim...