Commentary

Jamaican consumers have every right to insist that they be provided with a full report on the Office of Utilities Regulation's (OUR) investigation into complaints against the Jamaica Public Service Company's (JPS) billing system, and that this be done...

In the mid-1990s, the leading producer and exporter of garments in Jamaica advised the Government that production costs in the country had risen to levels that made profitable production impossible and it would close its doors if these conditions did not change. There was no change and the company joined the exodus of garment manufacturers from Jamaica that ended with the virtual elimination of the Jamaican garment industry.

It is with deep distress and utter outrage I again write to the minister of health, Mr Rudyard Spencer, regarding the non-availability of an ambulance at the Annotto Bay Hospital.Recently, there was an accident in Highgate where two policemen and a...

Recently on the popular 'Religious Hardtalk' programme, hosted by Ian Boyne, the religious faith of most Jamaicans came under bold attack. It was being boldly proclaimed by an author that "Jesus Christ is not God".

"The report of my death has been grossly exaggerated." This was humorist Mark Twain's response to rumours that he had died. Calypso fans will remember the Mighty Sparrow reacting to a similar situation with 'Sparrow Dead' (Who kill the Sparrow? Nobody know.)

Can any agenda be genuinely progressive without taking the health and integrity of the natural environment into account? The People's National Party (PNP) claims that its 'Progressive Agenda' represents a set of principles to be followed in preparing ...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is using this medium to respond to recent discussions in the media regarding NEPA's management of the bird-hunting season and game birds.

THE RECENT flurries over the incident involving our young athletes at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu once again brings into focus the issues surrounding our national anthem, Jamaica Land We Love.First I must say that I believe that the issue...

HEALTH CARE in Jamaica has come a long way. Those of us who attended elementary or government school, as primary schools were called in those earlier days, went through a much different introduction to health services than what exists today....

I imagine that some of the nation's high-school football teams are feeling quite smug about their early successes in the annual daCosta and Manning Cup competitions. Specifically, I refer to the Lucea-based Rusea's team, known as the 'Russians'...

Many discussions about improving education in Jamaica have focused on enhancing the capacity of our 24,000 public-school teachers...

Peter Bunting could hardly resist the claim that he is intent on gaining mileage for the People's National Party (PNP). But even if that was his sole motivation, it doesn't diminish the fundamental logic of the argument that he proffered...