In Focus

I know of none so brave that he or she would pretend that the rumbling of an earthquake and the shifting of the ground beneath them is just another stroll in the park. On the scare meter, it measures 99 per cent. Last Tuesday, the fault lines near...

The textbook definition of ‘USP’ or ‘Unique Selling Proposition’ is a factor which differentiates a product from its competitors – such as the lowest cost or the highest quality or the first of its kind. In simple words, “What do you have to offer...

American citizens and green card holders living outside of the United States (US) should pay US Social Security in order to secure a pension, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement insurance, and government annuity. Today, life expectancy...

My last three articles clinically ­examined the structure of Jamaica’s food-import bill with a view to understand its composition and to ascertaining what portion of it can be realistically and sustainably replaced. The analysis shows that at best...

Pain and suffering are an inescapable part of life. If you have ups and successes, you are bound to have downs and failures. We are trained to focus on the highs and live in fear and dread of the lows. When we do end up facing the inevitable hard...

“I need equal rights and justice… Everyone is fighting For equal rights and justice … Everyone is talking about crime Tell me who are the criminals?” – Peter Tosh, ‘Equal Rights and Justice’ A pack of wolves bay at the moon to...

Somehow I have foolishly inserted myself into this whole Patois in schools debate. Of all the people I could have picked an argument with in life, I chose the ones who study the power of words for a living. I, therefore, have no choice but to tek...

I am using as my point of departure two articles published recently in The Gleaner. One was an editorial titled ‘Resurgent Financial Conglomerates, But …’ and the other written by Ronald Thwaites, ‘Chang’s Dilemma’. I am making the assertion that...

I am illiterate in Patois. There. I said it. I cannot read or write standard Patois. Don’t get me wrong, I can speak it fluently, but I struggle to read proper Patois spelling and wouldn’t even dare take on the challenge of writing it. But since...

For years, they have ruled the roost. Gunmen who have gained the support of their communities based on a number of factors and who have been labelled as dons. The first thing is, as much as they are reviled and made evil by police reports on...

Beware of the half-truth! You may have got hold of the wrong half. Anyone listening to pronouncements made recently by the Ministry of Tourism would say that Jamaica is doing phenomenally well in cruise shipping. This is not so. The Government...

Interesting days are ahead in 2020, with Guyana scheduled to have general election on March 2. Now an oil-rich country, the stakes are high as to which party will lead the country into this new phase of its development. Most Jamaicans are also...