With elections on the horizon and political febricity on the rise, there are likely to be questions over the timing of Nigel Clarke’s release of the documents from the failed commission of inquiry into the 1990s collapse of large swathes of...
It was disappointing that Nigel Clarke left unchallenged, and to an extent facilitated, Everald Warmington’s false insinuation that the Integrity Commission (IC) hasn’t produced annual financial accounts, or that these statements haven’t been...
“…Monkey hab im han inna lion mout im tek time pull it out…” is a wise Jamaican proverb that translates into, if you find yourself in trouble, carefully extricate yourself out of it. Could this be the enduring message for Kingston that was...
Dr Garth Rattray’s perceptive piece ‘Glimpse into a gunman’s world’ in The Sunday Gleaner of September 29 should be a wake-up call for us in our quiet posh suburban homes. It clearly says “do not covet our neighbours’ mansions”. We do not know how...
Among the seven, despite Marcus Garvey being the greatest in terms of his influence and impact on people of sub-Saharan African descent, George William Gordon is head and shoulders above his peers in this pantheon of National Heroes. Wednesday will...
Every time that I promise myself to stop writing about motor vehicle crashes, something happens to draw me back in. A few Fridays ago, I became aware of several fatal motor vehicle crashes, all on that same day. These premature deaths are very...
A project to install solar lights in some 30 rural St Andrew communities sounds like a common-sense plan which could put Jamaica along the path to achieving a more sustainable energy future. Admittedly, these may be mere baby steps in the scheme of...
Insufficient attention has been given to the far-reaching actions taken by several small island states, led by Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu, to challenge the destruction of their countries by major global polluters. In December 2022, these states...
Every Sunday morning, I start thinking about what my column will be for the week. Given that I have done 32 years of columns, it is something that I am used to. Sunday, October 13 took me by total and absolute surprise. It was the “National No Bra...
This week is Heritage Week (or is it next week? I’m never quite sure). Our Jamaican heritage is that which we inherited from our foreparents, and hand on to our descendants. But “so me get it” is not exactly “so me gi yuh”. Each generation adds...
Sheridan Samuels, like anyone else, deserves sympathy for the fact that his health may have suffered from having to work in a sick building. But that Mr Samuels, by his own account, has also suffered doesn’t absolve the chairman of the Hanover...
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has stirred up quite a hornets’ nest with their proposal for a reset of Emancipation and Independence day holidays, to be rolled into one extended weekend. Such a reset, they suggest, would stem the...
IN EARLY July, Jamaica suffered the wrath of Hurricane Beryl. After what seemed to be a very long hiatus, the hurricane season has proven once again, how much of a devastating impact it can have on food and nutrition security. This year’s theme of...
As a practical and philosophical matter, Chief Justice Bryan Sykes stands on firm ground with his suggestion that the Court Administration Division (CAD) be given full control of the management of the entirety, rather than a portion, of the...
LAST WEEK’S article took a close look at aspects of Jamaica’s legislative framework, and bemoaned its inability to keep abreast with the rapidly evolving spectre of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool of choice for enterprising cybercriminals....
This newspaper is glad that Alric Campbell, a local government councillor in Portmore, has alerted the council to land reclamation in mangrove forested areas of the municipality and the dangers thereof. Now that they know, and assuming Mr Campbell...
“Gen-Z wants Kamala Harris to win,” noted a political observer who preferred to remain anonymous. “She’s definitely a better option than Trump, but we’re tired of choosing between the lesser of two evils,” MK, a young female economist and...
Published:Wednesday | October 16, 2024 | 12:07 AMElizabeth Morgan
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IMPACTS PRODUCTIVITY I have been following the discussions about turning the Emancipation and Independence public holidays into a long weekend to improve productivity in Jamaica. If I recall correctly, this proposal was...
How exciting to be here in Jamaica this week – not only a beautiful tropical island, but a country that’s also a great and long-standing friend of the UK. With 800,000 Jamaicans living in the UK – in London, Birmingham and Bristol in particular –...
Recently, I decided to decrease my social media usage and interactions, and I realised that doing so resulted in an improvement of my mental well-being. My stress level is lower, and I am not surprised. The effects of social media on mental health...
This newspaper shares Mark Smith’s, the teachers’ union president, reservation over the recruitment of pastors to fill a shortage of religious education teachers in Jamaica’s schools if their enlistment is merely because of their supposed knowledge...
We support the latest initiatives announced by the education ministry aimed at turning around the dismal performance by Jamaican students in mathematics in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams. But even if – as the education...
I was in shock reading a letter published on September 26 titled, ‘Jamaica gov’t must decide its position on Israel Palestine conflict’, by Wayne West. Grounded on religious extremism and fallacies it exposed an uninformed writer displaying scant...
My boy Jason is one of the lucky ones. Although he lives three taxi rides from his new high school, costing $450 each way, his parents have a combined weekly income of around $40,000 and it is only Jason and his sister who have to be put out to...
We are here again, once more. Events beyond our immediate control are projected to have a significantly adverse impact on economic growth, and, by extension on the Government’s revenues. The impact of this growth shock is such that we will need to...
