Editorial

To mount the cross of courage this Easter

This Easter season will, once again, mark the commemoration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, and there is hardly a better time to reflect on the state of nation and the quality of our individual and collective humanity.

Tackling the larger issue of violence

No parent should have to endure the pain and great sense of loss that Ms Eunice Chambers, the mother of Ms Khanice Jackson, is now experiencing. But that, unfortunately, is one of life's cruel realities for some people.

COVID closed the church but God opened one in every home

One of the best memes we have seen on social media since the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic is one in which the Devil is bragging to God that he had closed down the Church. “On the contrary, I have opened one in every home,” God responded.

JFF must resolve the pay dispute and move forward

Thankfully, despite the negatives, national football coach Mr Theodore Whitmore believes he came away with “positives” from last Thursday's 1-4 loss in their friendly international with the United States in Austria.

Spare a thought for Dr Tedros's appeal

As he has been doing for months now, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was reported on Friday as pleading with rich countries hoarding COVID-19 vaccines to spare a thought for others who share planet...

Olympic flame offers hope, especially at this time

It's testament to these strange times that the Olympic torch relay, for so long a symbol of joy and optimism, began yesterday in Japan with sadness and uncertainty as dominant themes.

Time to dispatch vaccine lobbyists to Washington

If we have not yet done so, it's time to dispatch or engage lobbyists to seek out supplies of COVID-19 vaccines from the United States, or elsewhere, amid the global scramble among the rich nations for available supplies.

Ensure enforcement of fines for COVID-19 safety breaches

The Government's push to amend the Disaster Risk Management Act has been too long in coming, given the blatant disregard of the law being demonstrated over the past year by many Jamaicans, which has contributed significantly to the current spike in the number of novel...

A startling revelation from the PM

Nationwide FM's Mr Cliff Hughes, very usefully, reported a statement yesterday from Prime Minister Mr Andrew Holness, which we regard as nothing short of startling.

We enthusiastically endorse the COVID-19 vaccine

A year ago, the desire for a vaccine to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus was fervent.

Relations between India, Jamaica headed for new highs

It may be by happy coincidence, but right at the time that Jamaica was dispatching its first resident high commissioner to India, the Indian Government was gifting Jamaica its first batch of the sorely needed COVID-19 vaccine earlier this...

Cautious confidence in Caribbean ahead of WI vs Sri Lanka test series

There is quiet confidence in the Caribbean cricket fraternity ahead of tomorrow's start of the first of two Tests against Sri Lanka in Antigua following triumphs in the Twenty20 and One-Day International (ODI) segments of the tour.

Relief and challenges in the fight to tame COVID-19

There was a global, collective sigh of relief yesterday following news that the European Union's (EU) medicines regulator, European Medicines Agency (EMA), had done its investigation and concluded that the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe for...

Vaccine war: Jamaica needs the media now more than ever

In the war to control the minds of men, no entity has been more powerful than the mass media. And, at no other time, arguably, has that been more evident than at this hour, when the world is under attack by a deadly mutating virus.

Holding the line a positive sign

The 2021/22 budget debate shows that we have attained an important degree of economic and political maturity in the last decade. The main difference between the Government and Opposition is how big the primary surplus should be, not whether there should be one. This is a new and valuable...