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Time for resolute, determined leadership to fight COVID-19

IT is clear that the vast number of Jamaicans who refuse to be vaccinated do not appreciate the existential danger in which the country has found itself. The misinformation and downright lies that are being told by those who oppose vaccines are not only disconcerting and despicable, but...

I've had it with the anti-vaxxers

I'VE had it with the anti-vaxxers. They live in a world which they themselves have created.

'There can be no new Jamaica without education'

“There can be no new jamaica without education.” Thus spoke Alexander Bustamante as he addressed the opening function of the Junction Health Centre in St Elizabeth in June 1953. The statement was true then. It is true now.

Corruption epidemic worse than the pandemic

Get it done, President Biden!

Sometimes friends have to hold friends accountable. That's why I got arrested outside the White House on October 5.

Natalie Thompson — flying our flag in film

There is a global buzz about the latest James Bond movie, No Time To Die, and we in Jamaica can be proud of the role we played. Our Jamaican legend of film production Natalie Thompson, who founded her company Cinecom Productions Ltd before she was 25, was the line producer for the Bond...

Bringing nutrition into focus

Once again we recognise the month of September as a time to highlight the problem of malnutrition in our population. Last year we focused on the effects of COVID-19 on nutrition; however, this year we must address the issue of our needy children missing out on critical sources of...

Trading victory for defeat

There is a real possibility of the Democrats losing control of both Houses of Congress in the US midterm elections due 13 months from now. That would leave US President Joe Biden and his agenda marooned in the White House. It would make his re-election or the election...

Two-mouthed games on one side...bungling on the next

Political flip-flopping, it seems, has become the modus operandi in the Mark Golding-led People's National Party (PNP). The chasm, for example, between the positions espoused on the novel coronavirus pandemic by the Opposition spokesperson on health Dr Morais Guy and...

The new world has been here for a while now

In China, November 11 is annually regarded as 'Singles Day' — the unofficial antithesis to Valentine's Day (February 14), started in the 1990s by single college students. Today this tradition is a mega event for noticeable online shopping.

Babies do not belong in children's homes

Jamaica can easily be regarded as a difficult and dangerous environment in which to raise our children. It is, however, especially difficult for children who are compelled to live in State care.

What should university students know?

It has been argued — perhaps it is now a truth universally acknowledged — that university learning during COVID-19 times differs from the situation in the bright, sunshiny days preceding today's reality.

Murder explosion in USA 2020

The homicide count in the USA exploded in 2020, increasing by a stunning 30 per cent from 16,425 in 2019 to 21,570.

'Guvament' we have, Government we need

In today's confused and contentious Jamaica, 'Guvament' is being blamed for just about everything. “Is Guvament fault.” “Guvament nah do nutten.” “Guvament a waste a time.” “Guvament is ongle fi di big man.” “Guvament too...

The death penalty is not the answer

There is absolutely no evidence that the death penalty has an effect on crime. Rule of law and certainty of persecution are the true deterrents, not the severity or finality of its punishment. This was reiterated by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on February...