Editorial

There has to be a way to better reward our most valued public servants 8:20 pm

Spare a thought for those in Government, not least Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke and his staff. They have the torturous task of walking between the raindrops, trying to make ends meet, in a heavily indebted, resource-starved environment, made doubly worse by the...

Will Jamaica follow the course set by Barbados? 10:10 pm
Even those who may disagree will, no doubt, admire the determination and unified approach that has led to Barbados' severing of centuries-old ties to the British Monarchy.

When Mr Bruce Golding speaks… 8:20 pm
As the elder statesman of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Mr Bruce Golding has given solid advice to the current party leader and Prime Minister Mr Andrew Holness not to be afraid to use up some of his substantial political capital.

No, Senator Tavares-Finson, no

Monday, November 29, 2021

Maybe by now Senate President Mr Tom Tavares-Finson has reflected on his outburst in the Upper House last Thursday night and is prepared to accept that his proposal for a review of a provision in the constitution that acts as a check on Government abuse of power has no...

SOE: The cynical men of leadership and their latest political football game

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Like a diabetic wound that grows more putrid by the day, crime in Jamaica continues to defy solution, hence the debate over the states of emergency (SOEs) — to be or not to be — is a wasteful exercise in petulance.

A ray of light for the Sunshine Girls

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Like everything else, sport here and elsewhere has taken a beating from the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Spice's takedown of Foota Hype well deserved

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Ms Grace Hamilton, better known to her growing number of fans as the stage personality Spice, could not have delivered a more ear-splitting slap to the brain of Mr Foota Hype, real name Oneil Thomas, than by snagging a 2021 Grammy nomination for best reggae album.

Now, allow JC to settle down and educate its students

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

We will start with the fact that Mr Ruel Reid, who stepped down as Jamaica College (JC) principal last Saturday, has not been found guilty of any offence that would warrant his departure from that post.

Of what relevance is Mr Mark Golding's complexion, Mr Barker?

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

We don't know for sure, but we feel confident that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) constituency Vice-Chairman Mr Millholland Barker, would have received a stern letter, first thing yesterday morning, from his party leader Mr Andrew Holness.

If we're ever to overcome our crime problem...

Monday, November 22, 2021

MS Mabel Forbes, mother of trainee policeman Constable Duvaughn Brown who was shot dead recently in Westmoreland, unwittingly illustrated a far-reaching consequence of Jamaica's horrendous crime rate.

Bank of Jamaica walks an intriguing policy tightrope

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Seemingly comfortable in its recently acquired independent skin, the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has indicated a willingness to walk a policy tightrope that is intriguing but tricky at the same time.

Good deeds and the road ahead for West Indies Women

Saturday, November 20, 2021

West Indies Women are now in Zimbabwe for the International Cricket Council (ICC) qualifying competition which will decide the final three places at next year's ICC Women's 50-over World Cup in New Zealand.

Sacking Mr Whitmore would be a bad idea at this time

Friday, November 19, 2021

Those who follow football are accustomed to coaches losing their jobs with immediate effect — be it at top professional clubs or the international level.

Gov't must summon the courage to storm the criminal barricades

Thursday, November 18, 2021

On the surface, the Government's palpable fear of working meaningfully with multi-stakeholders in the fight against crime is irrational, unless there is substance to this week's claim by Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ).

Instead of supporting squatting, Senator Frazer Binns...

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

For decades squatting has been a major problem in Jamaica. Successive governments have tinkered with it, dancing through the raindrops as they acknowledge its illegality while trying not to enrage the squatters, their relatives, and friends for fear that such anger will be expressed at...

Paternity fraud or 'jacket' — should we let sleeping dogs lie?

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Jamaicans are wont to joke about issues of paternity, or 'jacket' as it is popularly called, but there is nothing funny about Government backbencher Mr Heroy Clarke's plan to bring to Parliament a motion calling for DNA paternity testing at birth.

No quarrel with SOEs but there has to be a sustainable, people-based anti-crime strategy

Monday, November 15, 2021

Given the frightening murder rate, it's easy to understand the reasoning behind the latest declaration of states of emergency (SOEs).That's although, only last year, the strategy was dropped.