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Columns
Justice free of politics
As controversy currently surrounds the appointment of a judge to the Supreme Court of the United States, the ease with which a new chief justice of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was installed on July 4, 2018, without any political involvement, should be cause for... Read More
Peter Phillips can't fool all the people all the time
If you are filled with false pride, then you will have no room for wisdom. — Guinean proverb Read More
Holness's blatant breach of his own standard
The year 2018 will be go down in history as the year in which Andrew Holness, prime minister of Jamaica, blatantly breached a most scared standard that he had set, and sought to cover this up by an unconstitutional use of the powers of the Cabinet as a means of avoiding... Read More
Donald Trump: An emperor or disaster on the world stage?
The Donald Trump presidency in the US harkens to a period when protectionism dominated world politics. He heralds the revival of supremacy that invigorates his base through a hegemonic exhibition of exclusion and admonishment congruently derailing allies and... Read More
The road (names) less taken
The north-south link of Highway 2000 was in my sights again when it took me from St Ann to Kingston last week. I use the name guardedly as it has been officially named the Edward Seaga Highway. Read More
A new political culture for the new Jamaica
Hope is being able to see that there is light, despite all of the darkness. — Desmond Tutu Read More
Proven method of long term incarceration
The use of the word 'war' has differed in its application since the days it was viewed as a description of infantry invading with an intention to defeat, occupy and conquer. Read More
Dr Peter David Phillips — the other side
On the night of the People's National Party's (PNP) 1972 devastating 37-16 victory over the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), with the dashing Michael 'Joshua' Manley basking in national adoration, a young reporter with a disrespectful smirk, asked outgoing Prime Minister Hugh Shearer if the... Read More
In praise of maids, household helpers and 'Miss Brenda'
The minimum wage increase to $7,000, effective August 1, was relief for many, including maids, but we can do more. Since Emancipation, and despite HEART Trust/NTA, we have surplus of unskilled labour, so household workers abound as demand and supply works, so rates are... Read More
A return to values and attitudes
OH dear, oh dear! How many of us from one end of the island to another were surprised recently to hear a call for the return of the Values and Attitudes Programme which was launched in the 1990s? Retired Prime Minister P J Patterson made the plea last weekend, as reported in this... Read More
Only one race — the human race
What if every person in America saw a human being before skin colour, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, sexual orientation, social status, age, disability, weight, mental illness? Read More
Who stands to gain most by
I submit this in response to a letter to the editor published in the Jamaica Observer, titled 'I had to abstain for St Cath NC', in which Member of Parliament for St Catherine North Central Natalie Neita gave her reasons for abstaining from the vote to extend the state of public... Read More
Norman Washington Manley 1893-1969
Yesterday, July 4, 2018, marked 125 years since the birth of National Hero Norman Washington Manley. Today marks 50 years since Norman Manley stated at his 75th birthday banquet (held the day after his birthday) that he would step down as president of the People's National Party (PNP)... Read More
This is what quality looks like
According to Fortune magazine, supported by popular sentiment, FedEx, General Electric, Microsoft, Singapore Airlines, Sony, Toyota, and Walmart are among the most admired brands in the world. To this rarefied group belongs one Jamaican brand, Sandals. Read More
A cannabis game-changer
The recent approval of the drug Cannabidiol (CBD) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a decision of seismic proportions to the medical cannabis business. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) must now make a determination as to the... Read More
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