Commentary

Financial negotiations are never easy, even in the presence of the clear and present danger posed by climate change, and with time against the planet. Governments are all representing their tax payers, considering their budgets and national...

People left of centre were stunned, others crying, and still others are disappointed and anxious about Donald Trump winning the 2024 presidential election. The US has been politically polarised since 2000. The Democrats and Kamala Harris assumed...

There once was a man who made it his personal pilgrimage 62 years ago to visit every nook and cranny of this island to bring an important message to Jamaicans. It was the values and attitudes messages that had been adorning the walls of classrooms...

That 240 of Jamaica’s 732 primary schools operate with 50 per cent fewer students – or worse – than they were built to accommodate raises obvious questions for the education ministry regarding the deployment of its resources. Clearly, there has to...

It is critical for Jamaica to implement, forthwith, the Logistics Hub Master Plan. The future People’s National Party (PNP) administration is committing to this transformation, pledging to update and act on it, within the first 100 days. Through...

We used to believe that sleep apnoea is mainly experienced by men over 40 with big beer bellies. Although they are contributory factors, many people, including the elderly, teenagers, children, heavy individuals, skinny females, and even fit people...

Arcade fires in Kingston round about Christmas time have become eerily predictable. Seared in our collective memories are names such as Ray Ray Market, Oxford Mall, Redemption Arcade and Pearnel Charles Arcade, which have been scenes of infernos in...

If you live in an English-speaking Caribbean country, do you consider yourself freer and more fortunate than many others around the world? In a world where freedoms are under siege — where journalists are imprisoned, political dissent is silenced,...

Someone who lives in a garrison of dog-hearted criminals and gangbangers, occasionally being put to sleep by the not-so-soothing sounds of gunshots, likely doesn’t care about the constitutionality of a state of emergency. Someone who finally lands...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness touched on all the right notes in his economic policy address on Tuesday, aptly titled, 'The Next Chapter: Pivot to Inclusive Growth'. While on the surface, this address might seem similar to previous statements he has...

THIS YEAR’S International Men’s Day went out as it came in: with a whimper. At this point, I don’t know why we even bother to celebrate this occasion which it feels like a participation medal for everyone who wasn’t recognised on International...

The year is ending with a slew of meetings, including the United Nations (UN) Biodiversity Conference (CDB COP16), Colombia, October 21-November 1; UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), Azerbaijan, November 11-22; the Asia-Pacific Economic...