In 1838, slavery was abolished in the British West Indies. It was the end of an over 300-year policy, practice, and business of enslaving Africans to work on the sugar plantations on …
The media is laced with hypocrisy. Many times it is unintentional, but those unintentional moments oftentimes mount after a while. These moments ensure that whatever stance the paper, editor or writer …
Jamaican politics is a tribal thing. It always has been. This is in no small part due to our size and the domination of only two political parties since the people …
Change is a word that is always on politicians’ lips. Change is something that most if not all politicians promise and it is so not just because politicians enjoy hearing themselves speak …
The British are well known for their dry wit, often satirical humour and sayings accompanied by their exaggerated pronunciations. One of these “crime raises its ugly head” is, for us …
Currently, the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is trying to push through ‘The Integrity Commission Bill.’ As of July 21, 2017, it was headed to the House of Representatives for final review. …
All of us have some knowledge of what politics is because of either our observation of it and/or our participation in it. Some of us have knowledge of the bureaucracy and …
“Lisa, please come this way,” was the instruction they gave as the guards pulled a long red rope to barricade the perimeter. I was not allowed to cross. That was it. …
WILL HE BE BOLD ENOUGH TO AXE NON-PERFORMERS ? Peter David Phillips on the weekend fulfilled what is being widely reported as a ‘lifelong dream’ of becoming President of the 78 …
