In a world where billionairing is no longer just a measure of wealth but a verb for state capture, Jamaica finds itself at a crossroads. As we watch our public institutions and resources being quietly released to the highest bidder, it’s hard to...
The term ‘nuclear energy’ often evokes memories of past disasters — Three Mile Island (1979), Chernobyl (1986), and Fukushima (2011). These catastrophic events, largely due to human error and poor management, left scars that extended far beyond the...
Today, December 1, we commemorate World AIDS Day, remembering those that we have lost to the epidemic and celebrating the resilience of those living with HIV. This year’s theme, ‘Take the Rights Path’, draws our attention to the urgent need to...
“What a tangled web we weave when we practise to deceive aptly describes ‘ Israel’s right to exist critical to peace in the Middle East” by Israeli Ambassador Raslan Abu Rukun published November 24. Littered with inaccuracies and ignoring...
The sadistic marriage that politicians entered with criminals and gunmen decades ago has bred some evil children. In politics, you can criticise your opponent, you can stretch the truth, you can manipulate statistics, you can distract, you can be...
“The Kenyan political thinker who was unafraid to confront contentious issues.” “The African political scientist who sparked controversy.” This was how The Guardian and The Times of London respectively described Ali Mazrui shortly after his death...
Jamaica, up to recently, a symbol of hope, newfound macro-economic stability, and resilience, now teeters on the brink of a profound crisis in governance, ethics, and equity. From the hallways of political power to the corridors of commerce, the...
There’s a buzz around nuclear energy in Jamaica, with Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) taking centrestage in recent discussions. A potential investor with ties to a local bank is reportedly eyeing these reactors as a way to generate electricity,...
For the past year, Israel has found itself in an increasingly complex and difficult conflict, battling Iran’s proxies — primarily the terrorist organisations Hamas and Hezbollah. These groups represent extreme ideologies and serve as instruments of...
In my 20 years as a practising physician and surgeon working at various levels in the public health system and privately, I believed I had a good understanding of healthcare in Jamaica. However, it was not until I immersed myself into the lives of...
At the end of 1999, the Highway 2000 construction project was launched by then Prime Minister, P.J. Patterson. Many saw it as just another political project with heavy duty equipment to impress the political non-believers. The administration’s push...
Just over two weeks ago, Donald Trump was re-elected as president of the United States (US). He defied many odds, including two alleged assassination attempts and being a convicted felon. Of course, now that he is the most powerful man in the US,...
The importance of early childhood education cannot be overstated. A child’s early years provide the foundation for lifelong learning, establishing crucial cognitive and social development. At this stage in our nation’s journey, creating a solid...
In the Senate, on November 8, Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and leader of government business, addressed five questions from Sophia Frazer-Binns, opposition spokesperson on the environment, about deep-sea mining (DSM) and...
In recent days, I’ve received a series of reactions to my article on the Gupta brothers’ state capture in South Africa, some of which highlight a troubling trend that I believe we need to address head-on. The lessons from South Africa’s descent...
Amid Jamaica’s record-low unemployment and a tightening labour market, the 411,000 working-age individuals currently classified as “outside the labour force” seem to represent a source of untapped productive potential. CAPRI’s latest report,...
There are varying opinions regarding the term ‘triangular trade’, which has been used to describe the transatlantic slave trade. While many agree that its shape was triangular, most people of African descent know that it was not a ‘trade’ in the...
The culture plays out in the early 1950s morning. Country chocolate, hominy corn breakfast. afu yam and corn pork at lunch. Oversize dumplings, coco and salt-mackerel rundown at dinner. For the adults, in the late evening, it is rum and water. The...
In the landscape of higher education, university rankings have become a crucial metric of quality and reputation. The recently published Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings highlight this fact. In The UWI’s 2017 - 2022 five-...
Tyrell Gittens, one of Island Innovation's Caribbean Climate Justice Leaders Academy COP29 delegates, an environmentalist, and journalist from Trinidad and Tobago, and Leyla Hasanova, COP29 Youth Champion speak on why youth voices are important...
Since late Tuesday night, I have been trying to rid myself of the living nightmare that the United States has driven itself off a cliff. It is terrifying to many, even those who have never followed up anything about American politics that Donald...
It is an unfortunate but well-known fact that fish and marine ecosystems worldwide suffer from overfishing. Over the last half-century, the proportion of global fish stocks considered to be overfished has steadily increased from about 10 per cent...
Daniel Titelman and Jwala Rambarran in the article ‘How IMF can show up on climate for LatAm and the Caribbean’ published in The Sunday Gleaner on October 13, shone a light on the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) ahead of the 29th...
The Gupta brothers – Ajay (‘Warren’?), Atul (‘Danny’?), and Rajesh (‘Tony’?) – stand at the centre of South Africa’s most high-profile corruption scandal in recent history, known as ‘state capture’. Leveraging close ties with Zuma’s administration...
On October 1, former US president Jimmy Carter (1977-1980) turned 100 years old. Though he won the Nobel Peace prize in 2002 for his peacemaking efforts and promoting democracy, development, and human rights, he should have been awarded the prize...
