In Focus

By any measure, Les Laing, who passed away recently, was an outstanding Jamaican. He was a member of the historic and memorable Jamaican team – the other members being Arthur Wint, Herb McKenley, and George Rhoden - that defeated the USA in the...

The work of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) takes me and my team to boardrooms and ball fields; to powerbrokers at the pinnacle of policymaking, to unsung heroes influencing change in marginalised communities. Now, when I walk into...

Imagine the Jamaican police raiding the offices of a media house, trying to find the source of a story about a senior cop! This was exactly the situation faced in 2020 by the Trinidad Express newspaper. However, the Trinidad Express had a powerful...

It was not so long ago that early one morning we drove out to the West End of Negril and settled by an inn overlooking one part of the gem of the Caribbean Sea. We had a bottle of champagne. I took some pictures. Later we bathed in that sparkling...

With so much happening in the world today, one may ask, is now the time to talk about gender-based violence? The world is suffering the results of a global pandemic, the likes of which has not been seen for more than 100 years. Many countries are...

On Sunday, January 31, an article in The Gleaner by Corey Robinson titled ‘Millions for illegal abortions’ was published. This indicated the financial burden the country suffers due to the complications that arise from unsafe abortions, amounting...

February is recognised as Heart Month. The theme for this year is “Check your Heart; be COVID smart”. There are a number of activities planned during the month. The vision of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica is for Jamaicans to have a longer and...

The release of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2020 results comes at a time of unprecedented crises for the Jamaican people as well as for countries around the world. We face the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic downturn that has...

One of the biggest hindrances to Jamaica’s real growth and its ability to move forward is the dependence on the volatile sectors of tourism and remittance. That makes the country vulnerable to external, and health shocks, which a pandemic such as...

On December 3, 2020, a judgment totalling over US$2.5 million was handed down against JMMB Merchant Bank by Justice Palmer-Hamilton in the Supreme Court. The claimant was Bruce James and the contentious issue that took the matter to court was...

The year 2020 was one of great testing, reflection, and recalibration for all of us due in large part to a global pandemic that redefined all we knew about crisis response and management. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Multi...

The recent storming and occupation of the centre of government in the United States by supporters of President Donald Trump has, once again, brought into very sharp focus, among many other things, the issue of racism in that country. The marauding...