In Focus

‘Recognition, Justice and Development’ is the theme for the new UN Decade for People of African Descent (2025-2034), and time is of the essence considering what was not achieved in the previous Decade. Recognising the wrongs of the past,...

Most Jamaicans who pay attention to matters of governance, particularly those who harbour concerns for the impact of corruption on Jamaica’s development, would be familiar with the now seven-year-old public and parliamentary debate on Section 53.3...

Between Tina (29) and Desic (43), a few of the main voting tendencies were represented as we sat (and spoke) by a ‘pap dung’ domino table on well-worn plastic chairs in a usually loud and vibrant inner-city hamlet along a semi-rural St Andrew...

The Caribbean has long been a leader in the global HIV response, making significant strides in reducing new infections, expanding treatment access and retention, and strengthening health systems. However, these hard-won gains are now at risk. The...

As September approaches, a new cohort of Jamaican scholars prepares to embark on academic journeys to the United States. This transition, brimming with opportunity, also presents significant challenges — political uncertainty, cultural adaptation,...

The images haunt us: a young mother, Shiri Bibas, ripped from the heart of ordinary life, clutching her two small red-haired children, a four-year-old boy and a nine-month-old baby, their faces etched with fear as they are dragged away to Gaza....

Jamaica has long been plagued by high levels of crime and violence, with gang-related activities posing the most significant threat to our national security. As Government, our primary mandate is to protect our citizens and ensure their safety. One...

The very essential poison-tipped spear always aimed at a political leader buying into the democratic process is the fear of being voted out and dragging his party along to endure a long winter of opposition. Up north in the deeply troubled United...

The prime minister recently announced that his administration’s economic policy focus would “pivot” from stabilisation to driving economic growth through boosting labour productivity. Productivity is a widely misunderstood concept that warrants...

In every conversation about investment in agriculture, praedial larceny emerges as a major barrier, especially when seeking to drive investment in livestock. This was evident during our Face of Food engagements over the past year, where farmers...

The first month of Donald Trump’s second presidency has not been a honeymoon but a bangarang. The veneer of calculated chaos that characterised his first term has been stripped away, revealing a raw, unadulterated agenda driven by unchecked power...

Newly elected US president Donald Trump resembles Britain’s Mad King George (1760-1820) who, ironically, lost the American colonies. George went through bouts of violent insanity punctuated by periods of senile lucidity. He foamed at the mouth,...