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The American justice system took a huge leap towards accountability on Thursday when former President Donald Trump was indicted for allegedly paying hush money to a porn star on the eve of the 2016 presidential election. Historical notes confirm...
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Efforts by small states to seek justice for damage and existential threats to their countries, caused by the world’s major environmental polluters, moved a step further at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on March 29. By consensus, the...
Researching an article on the police “service” in Trinidad and Tobago (T and T), as well as a few of the other Caribbean countries, I started with the realisation that, in putting the words “police” and “service” in “con-junction” (or any other...
Happily, Mark Golding has made it clear that the Opposition will not be party to the gutting of the Integrity Commission (IC). Instead, the People’s National Party (PNP) would back entrenching the commission in Jamaica’s Constitution, although Mr...
We are indeed living in interesting times. We are still dealing with the fall-out from the global pandemic; a war is still raging in Europe; inflation remains a concern; we just had the Sino-Russia Summit aimed at strengthening this alliance; a...
Anyone who is keen for integrity in public life and in ensuring that there is institutional restraint on impunity in grabbing the national silverware ought to pay attention to the parliamentary committee reviewing the Integrity Commission Act. They...
Last week, World Athletics banned transgender women from competing in the female category at international events. As of March 31, no transgender athlete who has gone through male puberty will be permitted to compete in female world-ranking...
Gene Autry, The Beast and I were sitting around the domino table hoping to scrounge up a fourth. Haemorrhoid, whose nickname was based on frequent complaints about “piles and piles” of files on his desk, was present but knew not dominoes which he...
The removal of fees for students enrolled in technical and vocational training courses run by the government’s training agency, HEART/ NSTA Trust, will be widely popular, including, we expect, with employers who regularly face a shortage of...
If there is one Jamaican white man to whom the term Massa does not apply, it is Mark Golding. Anyone who knows him will attest to that. Nigel made a mistake last week which has backfired badly. It was unworthy of someone as cultured and gracious as...