Editorial

Neighbours must lean on each other 8:40 pm

There are Jamaicans today still haunted by memories of having to dive under their beds as gunmen traded bullets in politically tribalised, socio-economically depressed communities during the 1970s and 80s.

The indomitable Ms Mia Mottley 9:00 pm
Barbados Prime Minister Ms Mia Mottley does not only deserve our congratulations on her emphatic victory in last Wednesday's general election, in which she led the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to consecutive 30-0 wins, once again making history.

The Jamaican Government should explain inconsistencies 10:10 pm
We suspect new Jamaica Reggae Boyz Head Coach Mr Paul Hall won't have been too perturbed with his team's 0-3 loss in an international friendly against Peru in that country on Thursday night.

The dream of a clean, healthy Kingston Harbour

Friday, January 21, 2022

Many Jamaicans remember with pleasure the annual cross-harbour swim of decades ago in Kingston.

Is Shenseea the next Caribbean Rihanna?

Thursday, January 20, 2022

The tremendous difficulties faced by female artistes trying to break through the tough and often-cruel exterior of the entertainment industry are well documented. Hence, those who succeed are quite worthy of our admiration for their tenacity.

Dr King and other US civil rights leaders can't be resting well

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

It's almost painful to watch the current heated debate in the United States on voting rights reform.

Senator Williams' seemingly cynical promises will not sway us

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

We have the propensity in this space to see and look for the best in our people, choosing to believe that the good will always prevail over the bad, and that men and women are intrinsically good at heart.

It's past time for consensus on an anti-crime strategy

Monday, January 17, 2022

A conservative estimate suggests that since the start of 2022 more than 60 people have been murdered across Jamaica. At that rate, the disheartening murder toll of 1,463 in 2021 could be equalled, if not exceeded, by the end of the year.

Let's not waste this chance to make education work for us

Sunday, January 16, 2022

The Report of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission chaired by Professor Orlando Patterson of Harvard University confirms what we knew before – the deep shortcomings in our education system at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

Ireland's admirable fighting spirit and the test for WI Under-19s

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Far from home and hamstrung by COVID-19 infections, Ireland may have been expected by some to simply get their restructured white-ball cricket fixtures at Sabina Park against hosts West Indies out of the way, without worrying too much about results.

Dr Glenda Simms — a life dedicated to excellence and service

Friday, January 14, 2022

Even at the best of times life is not easy. In today's world — made much more difficult by the rampaging novel coronavirus — it's easy for individuals to throw up their hands in despair, convinced that they are in no position to make a difference.

Let's hope this taximan's train service predictions are badly off track

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Mr Robert Montague's last hurrah as transport minister — the Back on Track School Train Service which rolled out on Monday in St Catherine — was not a spectacular success, with only seven of 400 students meant to take the inaugural ride doing...

Football IPO a good move

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

For many years we have argued, in this space, that this country needs to treat football as a business if it intends to gain maximum benefits for the game's stakeholders, and the nation in general.

Cry, cry, O beloved country

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

“ Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply... for fear will rob him of all, if he gives too much.” — Alan Paton

What reward for the vaccinated?

Monday, January 10, 2022

One of the messages consistently preached by the Government and the health authorities is that getting vaccinated against the novel coronavirus is an essential process in returning to our normal way of life.

The ugly situation at UWI must be sorted out now

Sunday, January 9, 2022

We are strongly of the view that without the regional The University of the West Indies (The UWI), the Caribbean would have been a pale shadow of its current self, spending an inestimable amount of money to educate its sons and daughters outside the...

A more youthful, energetic West Indies take shape for 2022

Saturday, January 8, 2022

As has been the case for sport since early 2020, COVID-19 is casting a long shadow as hosts West Indies face Ireland at Sabina Park for the first of three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) today.