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Editorial
Now for it: Busy hurricane season officially starts tomorrow
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasters predict a 35 per cent chance of an above-normal hurricane season, which starts tomorrow and runs until November 30. Read More
Caricom should make use of that IDB report on sport spending
A new report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) showing that Latin America and the Caribbean are lagging in spending on sports makes very interesting reading. Read More
Noble ideals must be timely and practical
Having already voted overwhelmingly against accepting the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as their appeal court of last resort, the Grenadian people, we see, are likely to go through that exercise again some time this year. At least that's the intention of Prime... Read More
Jamaicans should listen to DCP Grant
This newspaper feels a sense of gratitude to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Novelette Grant, currently on pre-retirement leave, for her recent and very thoughtful contribution to the debate about crime in this country. Read More
Barbados without Her Majesty's loyal Opposition
The outcome of the Barbados general election on Thursday was unprecedented in two respects for that country: The Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) won all 30 seats in the House of Assembly, and the island will have its first ever woman prime minister in Ms Mia... Read More
Beleaguered West Indies to face grieving Sri Lanka
The world of sport is increasingly focused on football's FIFA World Cup in Russia which begins in mid-June. Read More
A chance for peace lost for now
Anyone who was keenly observing the high-stakes brinkmanship between US President Donald Trump and North Korean President Kim Jong-un over recent months should not have been surprised by Mr Trump's cancellation of what would have been a historic summit between both... Read More
CCJ: Beware the politicians in (judges') robes, the wolves in sheep's clothing
As a country, we have never been as afflicted by intellectual schizophrenia as we are with the decision on whether to accept the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as our final court of appeal, replacing the United Kingdom Privy Council. Read More
Training/education a must for Jamaican agriculture to progress
The son of a farmer and native of the farm-rich Christiana region of Manchester North Eastern, where he has been Member of Parliament since 1993, Mr Audley Shaw, is well qualified to oversee the agriculture ministry. Read More
Will the Duchess of Sussex make the difference in race relations?
In Brixton, London, an enclave of predominantly West Indians, mainly Jamaicans, there has usually been very little motivation to celebrate major activities involving the British monarchy until Ms Meghan Markle — now the duchess of Sussex after Saturday's spectacular marriage to... Read More
Remembering the Eventide Home fire victims
Yesterday marked the 38th anniversary of the Eventide Home fire — a tragedy that not too many Jamaicans easily remember, but one which occurred during the country's darkest days. Read More
A foreign policy that must speak truth to friend and foe
Jamaica's foreign policy appears to be becoming less possible to predict in respect of what stance the country will take on international issues. Read More
Expect high spectacle at the National Stadium tonight
It's not for nothing that 18-year-old Mr Christopher Taylor grabbed headlines entering today's 15th staging of the Jamaica International Invitational athletic meet at the National Stadium. Read More
World Council of Churches' cry of agony and despair over Israeli violence
Christian churches, for the most part, have long held that Jews are the chosen people of God, and they have generally looked the other way when Israel was using deadly weapons to mow down stone-throwing Arab men, women and children. Read More
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