In Focus

The prime minister and members of his cabinet pose for a photo: In front row (from left) are: Desmond McKenzie; Dr. Horace Chang; Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness; Olivia Grange; Robert Montague. Second row: Daryl Vaz; Pearnel Charles Jr; Audrey Marks; Dan
26 Sep, 2025 0

Jalil Dabdoub | Cabinet bloat and the crisis of entitlement

The recent Cabinet appointments, along with the insolent walkout by veteran member of parliament (MP) Everald Warmington, apparently in protest to his omission from same, expose the entitlement and…
Dennis Minott
26 Sep, 2025 0

Dennis Minott | Harmful buffoonery

Behind the neat rows of school timetables lies harmful buffoonery, where pools-timetabling locks children’s dreams into cages and wastes national talent.
Members of parliament of the Jamaica Labour Party, led by Dr Andrew Holness arrive for the swearing-in ceremony at Gordon House.
26 Sep, 2025 0

Imani Tafari-Ama | Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown

Multiple thoughts must have swirled around in Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness‘ mind as he took the oath of office for the fourth time in his elongated political career. Did it occur to him in those…
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26 Sep, 2025 0

Garth Minott | A budget is a moral document

Budgets are moral documents. This is the title of an article by Catholic priest Fr. Travis Russell. A criminal justice policy advisor for the Jesuit Conference Office of Justice and Ecology in the…
Members of Parliament before being swore at the swearing-in ceremony for members of the upper and lower houses of Parliament held on September 18, 2025 in Gordon House.
26 Sep, 2025 0

Mark Wignall | When democracy slips away

The present White House led by Donald Trump is devouring democracy and doing it with glee and much haste. Here in Jamaica we gave it our special birth, our special nurturing and when it veered off…
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26 Sep, 2025 0

Gordon Robinson | Change is in the air

At 20 Belmont Road and a stone’s throw (well, maybe two throws) away, at 89 Old Hope Road, winds of change are blowing. JLP’s focus on change was signalled by dissolution of an ill-advised Legal and…
Members of Parliament before being swore at the swearing-in ceremony for members of the upper and lower houses of Parliament held on September 18, 2025 in Gordon House.
19 Sep, 2025 0

Gordon Robinson | Begin again!

A Constitution is to the building of a nation as a foundation is to the building of a house. A foundation sets the framework within which the house must be built. Then walls and roof are added but…
19 Sep, 2025 0

Patricia Green | Why is Jamaica celebrating pirates?

What is there to celebrate about pirates that Kingston would be allowed to designate an entire week for this? Historians describe a pirate as the lowest grade of seafaring robbers, the scourge of the…
Britain’s Ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, speaks during a reception at the ambassador’s residence in Washington DC.
19 Sep, 2025 0

Adekeye Adebajo | The fall of Peter Mandelson

The 71-year old Peter Mandelson was recently fired as Britain’s Ambassador to the United States (US) amidst more revelations of his close ties with American financier and convicted sex offender,…