Editorial

GK making history in a pandemic year

If GraceKennedy (GK) appears to be bragging in its weekend press statement, it's because the company has all right to, having recorded its best financial performance ever, with 2020 revenues up $12.3 billion, or 12 per cent, and profit before tax up 58 per...

As sport resumes locally, safety protocols must be followed

Sport, as we all know, lifts the spirit even in the gloomiest of times.

As we move into phase three of the single-use plastic ban

Even as people everywhere struggle to deal with the devastating consequences of COVID-19, there is consensus among those who should know that, while it may take longer than was initially projected, this pandemic will pass.

Excuses for not getting COVID-19 vaccine unacceptable

The New York Times report that “Jamaica's current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is the second-worst in the world”, surpassed only by strife-torn Iraq, doesn't sit well with us.

Lockdown too devastating; teach Jamaicans to live with the virus

A number of Jamaicans, most notable among them doctors, have re-entered the novel coronavirus fear zone on account of the spike in positive test results and a death toll that, up to yesterday, stood at 405 since the first case was reported here in March last year.

Has the COVID-19 fight burnt out the Government?

Panic is not the answer to COVID surge

Jamaicans and their leaders can't afford to panic, but there can be no denying the numbers.

How has The UWI managed to survive?

REMARKABLY, The University of the West Indies (UWI) regional educational institution has survived and thrived, ranking today in the prestigious Times Higher Education's top four percentage of the world's 26,000 universities, despite its perennial financial woes.

Getting set for Sri Lanka

THEIR pleasing 2-0 Test series s weep of Bangladesh now in the rear-view mirror, the West Indies cricket team is now gearing up for Sri Lanka's visit to the Caribbean, March 3 to April 2.

Mr Les Laing, pioneer and consummate team man

Sports Minister Ms Olivia Grange hit the nail on the head as she described Mr Les Laing, who died recently in Florida, USA, at age 95, as “one of the pioneers on whose shoulders many of our athletes stand as they take on the world and...

Bouquets and brickbats — four women in the news

Four women made the news pages this week; three of them eminently worthy of any bouquets we can send their way, with the fourth being a huge disappointment and so receives our rarely dispensed brickbats.

JetBlue is indeed a true partner

With the island's fragile image taking an undeserved beating in the international press, especially in the United States, the statement by JetBlue Airways about its American employee's alleged kidnapping in Jamaica is a responsible one, befitting a good faith...