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Jamaica’s formal recognition this week of Palestine as a sovereign and independent state is a profoundly moral decision that places the island on the right side of history. Notably, Jamaica became the 140th of the 193 members of the United...
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It is hard to muster much sympathy for a government that responds to serious concerns with half-measures. A week ago Jamaica’s Constitutional Court struck down an amendment to the nation’s highest law rushed through the lower house in a day,...
In my column last week titled ‘Not popularity that makes a hero’ I highlighted that from observation, the rationale many persons express for wanting various Jamaican legends to be awarded with the Order of National Hero is the wealth of...
After five months of stonewalling, Juliet Holness, the Speaker, finally relented on Tuesday and tabled the opinions by the Attorney General’s Chambers on the tabling of reports sent to Parliament by the Integrity Commission (IC) and the auditor...
During my contribution the 2024 Budget Debate in Parliament, I took the opportunity to address a deep-rooted crisis affecting our nation – one that extends beyond macroeconomic numbers and crime statistics – the alarming deterioration of societal...
Next July, my childhood idol Iron ‘Mike’ Tyson comes out of retirement for a second time, this time to beat some guy named Jake Paul. This is Mike’s second fight since he and Roy Jones embarrassed themselves in 2020. But given how desperate we were...
The Public Service Commission (PSC) should provide greater clarity on Paula Llewellyn’s seemingly temporary disengagement as director of public prosecutions (DPP), the basis on which that announcement was made by the attorney general, and the terms...
It is that time again and most examination guidelines available to students focus on the preparation phase where students are given study tips and suggestions about how to better prepare themselves for a written exam; mostly in relation to...
I continue this week to take a closer look at the state of other export crops, focusing on cocoa. The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) ranks Jamaica among the 17 countries producing fine and flavoured cocoa and one of eight exclusive...
It is not this newspaper’s style or intention to be alarmist. It is, however, axiomatic that societies are likely to make better and more prudent decisions, the greater their access to relevant information. Put another way, there is intrinsic value...
So Iran schooled Benjamin (“Benny the Bully”) Netanyahu on war strategy. But Benny continues to behave like an O’Jays song: Your body’s here with me but your mind is on the other side of town. You’re messin’ me around... The latest Napoleonic...
Last week, we saw an explosion of violence among our youth. According to media reports, a love triangle was at the centre of the flare-up of violence involving students from several Corporate Area schools. At least three students sustained injuries...
What the Government did last night should have happened immediately after Friday’s ruling by the Constitutional Court that last year’s extension of Paula Llewellyn’s tenure as director of public prosecutions (DPP) was unconstitutional. If Ms...
Part I of this article focused on the incompatibility with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules of GCT levied solely on imports. This part observes that regional and inter-regional trade arrangements entered into have as well constricted policy...
The bumbling multiplied last week. First, can the Government explain why they have backed themselves into another losing legal corner in order to keep Ms Llewellyn in office for a short while longer? No one is irreplaceable. And does this...
The Develop Jamaica Initiative (DJI) mentioned in my articles in The Gleaner last year call for a number of enactments to advance Jamaica to ‘First-World’ status. Many of us with vision have long paid attention to the socio-economic weaknesses...
