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- Opioid maker fined US$35m over shipments that fed addiction crisis 8:17 pm
- Windies' Hope, Nurse make gains in ODI rankings 7:23 pm
- $40m to clean drains in Kingston and St Andrew – mayor 7:20 pm
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Columns
Jamaica right on Venezuela
It is important to accurately reflect a full understanding of engagement in the context of negotiations in multilateral fora and the circumstances leading to Jamaica's decisions on the Venezuela issue within the Organization of American States (OAS). The facts are worth noting and should... Read More
Portia's broken promises and missed opportunities
Jamaican proverb: Nuh buy puss inna bagTranslation: Do not purchase a pussycat in a bag. Read More
The bauxite industry revival
Mike Henry named it “Revival time again”. The mining minister could hardly contain his delight as he spoke at the reopening of the Alpart alumina plant in St Elizabeth on Wednesday last week. He even did a little revival jig — for which he is famous — when he described... Read More
National Identification System — the cyber security aspect
With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a... Read More
Whose interests do politicians represent?
In a democratic society such as ours, those who compete for elected office promise to represent the interests of the people. Indeed, the classic definition of our democratic arrangements is: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people.” But, as... Read More
Time for serious consideration of a gun amnesty in Jamaica
Last week I read with horror the case in which a suspected gang leader was hunted down and murdered in public shortly after exiting a courtroom in western Jamaica. His is just one of the many murders that have occurred in recent weeks that bring to the fore the serious threat of crime to... Read More
Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley — a comparison
(In continuing our series of serialising sections of the book Jones Town Trench Town The Journey Back written by former Jamaica cricketer, economist and politician Paul Buchanan, today we continue with a comparative look at Reggae greats Jimmy Cliff and Bob... Read More
Salute to the Captain
I have long contended that the utter shock and disbelief which greet the passing of a celebrated figure are rooted in the human quest for immortality. It is on our heroes that we pin our hopes to live forever, and if they cannot achieve this feat, how are mere mortals expected to fare in... Read More
Caricom: Pride turned to gloom
Three weeks ago, I — and many other committed Caribbean integrationists — declared that the unity displayed by Caricom countries at the Organization of American States (OAS) on May 31 “was a moment for unbridled pride”. What happened on Monday,... Read More
A mind to work — Part 3: The five-year plan
Are you a Jamaican? Really, you are? Great! Do you live here or abroad, or were you born here or to Jamaican parents abroad? Whatever your answer, you are connected to Jamaica and you and I have a stake in it. Together, we cannot allow the failures of our past or the... Read More
GSAT and tertiary scholarships for 2017-2018
BGR/ISA At-sea training programme Read More
Politicians say we'll all own homes... Not!
The sure way to silence and disenfranchise a Jamaican is to ask for his address. Our Cabinets' policy to promote one housing option — buy a house — is out of sync with progressive nations. Housing for all is crucial to growth and national security. Kids need decent housing and we... Read More
Where's the fabric?
SUNDAY afternoon, time to settle down with the news of the week, especially the Sunday Observer feature in the Style Observer (SO) magazine on Caribbean FashionWeek (CFW). The article, titled 'Return Engagement', seemed to have been prepared to draw the curiosity seekers like me who they knew... Read More
Caribbean people do not need instruction from US on Venezuela crisis
After reading the article by Ms Linda Taglialatela (the United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean) that was published in several of the newspapers of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 under the headline “We Must Defend Venezuela's... Read More
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