Editorial

A J's political record

Suffer the little children… 'I wish I could hide them'
Whatever the excuses — and there is a plethora of them — that we use to explain away the high prevalence of crime in Jamaica, let us not lose sight of the awful impact crime is having on our children.... Read More

Cricket World Cup qualification on the line
We note Mr Christopher Gayle's kind words about the West Indies team which lost 1-3 to India in their One-Day International (ODI) series which ended last week.... Read More

What became of the Golding Report on Caricom?
Not unlike most summits, the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Heads of Government meetings are notorious for being more talk than action. The more countries, the more talk, and the fewer the decisions and actual outcomes.... Read More

Speak up on poor state of Reggae Boyz training field

Saturday, July, 8 2017

The Reggae Boyz are off to the CONCACAF Gold Cup in San Diego, California, with coach Mr Theodore Whitmore hoping for at least a place in the knockout stage of the competition. Read More

The brutality in the honesty of UN officer Gonzalo Ramos

Friday, July, 7 2017

If some Jamaicans could have their way, they would declare United Nations safety and security officer, Mr Gonzalo Ramos persona non grata for his very clumsy public comments on crime in Jamaica. Read More

The remarkable Mrs Portia Simpson Miller

Thursday, July, 6 2017

Mrs Portia Simpson Miller has called a halt to her truly remarkable political career lasting forty-three years — remarkable because of the length of unbroken tenure as a Member of Parliament starting in 1989. Read More

The culture of silence must be broken

Wednesday, July, 5 2017

In the context of debate on the recently passed Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Bill and the need to protect human rights, we've made note of the promise by Prime Minister Andrew Holness to provide... Read More

The Bolt farewell: Let's take a leaf out of Ostrava's book

Tuesday, July, 4 2017

One could easily be forgiven for thinking that the athletics-loving Czech city of Ostrava was trying, last Wednesday, to tempt Jamaica's Mr Usain Bolt into seeking citizenship in much the same way as Slovenia with Merlene Ottey, one of Jamaica and the world's most decorated female... Read More

Hope that tragedy of Clacken death brings awareness

Monday, July, 3 2017

The tragic death of Mr Haile Clacken 10 days ago in Cheapside, Junction, presents an opportunity for Jamaicans to take a fresh look at mental illness. Read More

Carib on its own with global Sustainable Development Goals

Sunday, July, 2 2017

The outlook for development assistance is bleak given the Trump Administration's plans to cut the aid budget by 36 per cent, Brexit's likely impact on European aid, and the Venezuelan political turmoil. Read More

New vision needed for Jamaica's football

Saturday, July, 1 2017

Jamaicans said their final farewell to the legendary football visionary Captain Horace Burrell with a thanksgiving service for his life on Wednesday. Read More

Gov't, Opposition co-operation must be the new template

Friday, June, 30 2017

The coming together of the Government and the Opposition to pass the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act Wednesday night must provide the template for matters dealing with crime going forward. Read More

National Service Corps shows someone is thinking

Friday, June, 30 2017

We are indeed very happy that the first batch of 250 recruits in the new National Service Corps (NSC) programme are in house at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) training facility at Newcastle in St Andrew and have already started their training. Read More

Politicians — the last bastion against solving violent crime

Thursday, June, 29 2017

If we were conspiracy theorists, we'd want to think that Jamaican politicians have no desire whatsoever to bring crime and the spiralling murder rate under control. Read More