In Focus

In November, Jamaica celebrated National Youth Month. This month commemorates the impact of youth from across the globe in their respective fields. However, it is also important to discuss the importance of youth involvement locally. Youth...

Earlier this year, I watched with interest a news item shared on a TVJ news broadcast where citizens living on Paddington Terrace, and in surrounding communities in St. Andrew, complained of construction work being done on Sundays, disrupting their...

This is the eighth and last in a series of articles looking at the ways that the world will change between now and 2050 and analysing the implications for Jamaica’s future. It will be a much hotter and more crowded world in 2050. There will be...

Those who believe it meant nothing to England when Barbados “severed ties” with the Monarchy better think again. Traditional Brits are incensed that “Bim”, formerly England’s most reliable devotee, dared to believe it could survive without Queen...

Just a short search of the topic of adoption will reveal several articles surrounding the amendments to the Children (Adoption of) Act 1958. On January 20, 2014, an article published in The Observer titled ‘Adoption Act under Review’, indicated...

Jamaicans have the right to the best quality, healthiest food possible, but we are totally unaware of the presence of one of the most harmful ingredients, trans fats, which are hidden in many of the packaged foods that we eat every day. In a recent...

“Most urban growth is unplanned, incremental – and informal,” according to Brussels-based Cities Alliance in 2020 at the UN-HABITAT World Urban Forum 10th session, titled ‘Addressing Informality in Cities Through Inclusive Urban Governance’. As a...

At the end of last week, Andrew Holness found himself at one of the lowest points of his power as prime minister. In the back and forefront of his mind were these things. 1. He had taken Jamaica through the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

When Burnett Robinson, senior pastor of the Grand Concourse Church in the Bronx, preached his sermon on November 13, he did not know it would be his last. But he dug his own professional grave with his words. The Seventh-day-Adventist Church was...

Among the most nonsensical statements uttered by a British Parliamentarian and repeated in the British newspaper, The Sunday Times, is that Barbados will become a republic at the dictation of the Government of the People’s Republic of China. The...

Rarely in the world have women’s and girls’ rights been challenged in such a concerning way as they have been in Afghanistan. The European Union (EU) has made it clear that future EU development assistance will depend on the respect for norms on...

On November 13, the world sat with bated breath awaiting the final agreement of parties at what was the end of an exciting and hope filled two weeks in Glasgow known as COP26. In 2016, there was the agreement to keep temperature at 1.5 degrees...