In Focus

On the eve of the parliamentary vote on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2021, it is an excellent time to pause and reflect on our journey to this point, as well as on what we have all learned along the way. As it has matured,...

The hot news is yet another ‘Karen’ has been cancelled. Why was Karen Cross expelled from PNP? Nobody knows for sure because that party – same one regularly seeking our votes so it can take charge of the public’s affairs – has flat out refused to...

The recent announcement that putschists in Mali who seized power in May are close to a deal with the notorious Russian Kremlin-linked group, Wagner, to bring in 1,000 mercenaries, has ruffled feathers in Paris. Amid much coverage of the 6000-strong...

The abrupt resignation of the United States (US) Special Envoy to Haiti, Daniel Foote, came like a bolt of lightning from a clear blue sky. It was as unexpected as it was unprecedented. The public resignation and sharp responses from officials...

Jamaica’s newest political party, the United Independent Congress (UIC), and its leader, Joseph Patterson, made an attempt last week to leave the maternity ward. Alas, the exit door was chained and locked. So Mr Patterson thumbed his nose at...

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a tremendous burden on health infrastructure globally, resulting in a huge cost of lives lost, social displacement, mental-health challenges and economic fallout. Approximately 20 per cent of persons require...

On September 18 the People’s National Party (PNP) celebrated its 83rd anniversary. Given COVID-19 and responsible political behaviour, celebratory events were muted. Anniversaries are always good moments to pause and reflect. Political parties...

I watched a video recently on social media and I was shocked by the racialisation of knowledge that it portrayed. An African woman was shown two groups of people and asked to choose who she would trust to improve her health and why. In one group,...

There was just something I saw in the young man that moved me to speak to him when I was first introduced to him about 15 years ago. Floyd Green. We spoke briefly. In that time, I told him that I saw him moving like a rocket, based on what had been...

What, ‘Sweet relief as Gordon Town Road brand new’ was the headline in The Gleaner of September 13 about its reopening. Many congratulations to all who worked assiduously to make this happen. Was this record time? There is much good that still...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused Jamaica and other countries in the world to be experiencing an extraordinary education crisis. These crises include school closures, a demand for online resources for teaching and learning, and an increase in...

Jamaica is in the throes of the third wave of the coronavirus infection, most likely as a result of the Delta variant. To date, we have recorded over 74,000 confirmed infections and over 1,600 deaths. It is also true that some 49,000 persons have...