Commentary

The so-called 'bible' of cricket, Wisden, has put out an all-time Test 11 that is highly questionable. For those yet to see it, the 11, in batting order ...

IN THE face of Energy World International's (EWI) placement of its US$7-million security bond on the 360-megawatt power plant deal, it is opportune for the Government to take a hard look at the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) and take some serious...

There is an apparent phallic carnival and every Jamaican man wants to revel in this bacchanal. So much so that mongoose, crocodile and cats are now being consumed by Jamaican men to enhance their sexual prowess...

A less-than-sensible approach to crime fighting and lax government policies lead to a loose society where just about anything goes.- Warren JohnsonSeven murdered on Heroes DayTired of the chatting; we...

On May 21, 2013, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a US$932 million loan to Jamaica under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF). According to the IMF, this EFF loan was to be used over a two-year period to, "help create the conditions...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, we believe, was a worthy inductee into the hall of fame of the International Women's Forum, a global organisation of women that promotes better leadership around ...

iWish Jamaica would be more self-sufficientI wish we [would] return to farming so Jamaicans can feed themselves again.- John S.

In the late 1980s when Edward Seaga's government was divesting government assets, the auditing/consulting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), whose name was shorter then, was hired to structure most of the deals.National Commercial Bank (NCB), before...

Over in Apocrypha, that fairy-tale land beyond the clouds, Opposition Leader, Andrue Pollmess, was having a bad day.Government had set up a commission of inquiry (COI) into the behaviour of the Opposition party at the same time ..

I think that on Heroes Day, when we celebrate our seven national heroes and pay homage to the recipients of National Honours and Awards, one can't help but reminisce about how we have done when it comes to nation building.

One of Morris Cargill's memorable bits of advice to other columnists was to actually have opinions. You would think it's obvious that to be in the opinion column writing business, one would need to have developed opinions, but not so. Anyway, in trying to abide, I have sought to develop something more than superficial opinions about the JLP leadership contestants. But I have failed.

Even though there appears to be no universally accepted definition as to what is a failed state, a state is said to have failed when it is unable to discharge some of the basic responsibilities of a sovereign government.