Commentary
Discussions about the impact on Jamaica of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine tend to focus primarily on the rise in the price of oil and its knock-on effect on the island’s economy, including its impact as an indirect driver of food inflation. But the...
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I have a sister and a niece who are lawyers. I also have many friends and patients who are lawyers. I am not disparaging lawyers in general, but some of them are getting away with playing games, disrespecting the judicial system, using the system...
So Our Candidate says it’s normal for political donations to be made secretly. Really? Seriously? In which Democracy? In whose concept of governance? Where is it okay to keep a THIRTY-ONE-MILLION DOLLAR political contribution from a government...
That the Government, as reported by Finance Minister Nigel Clarke, has completed substantial studies on the possibility of introducing unemployment insurance (UI) in Jamaica is an important and welcome development. This newspaper is nonetheless...
In the context of the current conflict in Ukraine, I would like to refer to the articles posted across international media, and also published in Jamaica. On March 10, there was a news item in The Gleaner about a Russian airstrike on a maternity...
I thought fake news was an essential ingredient of Trumpian dystopia. Apparently not so. Our own examples are evident for all to see – and feel. We are still lied to that the “$1.5” tax concession was revenue-neutral. Now, we are to accept that...
At first blush, and without the benefit of the hard details, the ideas floated last week by Nigel Clarke for reforming Jamaica’s private pension market are attractive and likely to win support. However, there are questions of whether the finance...
A bad-mind dog ferociously guarded a manger filled with hay. The dog didn’t eat hay but it refused to let the cattle into the stable to feed after a hard day’s work. The dog acted as if the hay was meat, which it wanted to keep all for itself....
Centrally collected sewage is piped to the Soapberry Treatment Plant in St Catherine and undergoes tertiary conversion for environmental discharge into the Kingston Harbour. This fulfils national determination to prevent pollution of ground water...
“I have no live rounds or spent shells in my possession, sir!” Major Bob Allen walked the entire line demanding that the boys make such a declaration. Mid-1970s, Jamaica was in the middle of an undeclared civil war. Illegal weapons were flowing...
The US Government is giving out free early treatment kits for COVID-19. This at the tail end of the pandemic. In Jamaica, like most countries, we largely ignored early treatment options in favour of a large spend on boosting hospital capacity....
Discussions about crime and violence tend to centre on the role of the police – specifically, what are they doing to drive down crime? This focus is understandable, since the prime mission of the police is to control crime and keep a nation safe....
“This is a catastrophe,” Vladimir, the leader, growled. He had summoned the entire council of ministers to discuss and take action against what he considered a catalogue of crimes against them. Attending the meeting were Boris, a known fighter,...
The Commonwealth, made up of 54 nations of which 32 are small states, should be deeply concerned at the grave threat to the international legal order caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and should act together to show strong disapproval. This...
When Prime Minister Andrew Holness speaks in the Budget Debate next week, we expect that he will correct what is likely to have been an error by Finance Minister Nigel Clarke about the policy on electric vehicles (EVs). The PM will probably confirm...
Wartimes teach us where our priorities lie and help to reveal the truest versions of who we are and what we believe, besides the picture-perfect philosophies we try to project. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, as unfortunate as it is, has managed...
