Solidarity- workers’ most powerful weapon
“Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains”. These are the famous words of Karl Marx in his book The Communist Manifesto, and they ring true …
To the political cynics – you cannot have your cake and eat it
The idiom “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” means that a person cannot simultaneously possess an item and consume it. Metaphorically speaking, it means that a person cannot enjoy the …
No SOE needed for drop in murders
2025 was a key year in Jamaican history as the country saw a continued decrease in murders, recording 649 across the year, a 43 per cent reduction when compared to 2024. …
We are all Palestinians now
For almost 3 years, we have all collectively borne witness to the genocide in Gaza. But for a few countries, the world has been silent and allowed the slaughter to continue …
The myth of neutrality
The position of Prime Minister Andrew Holness on foreign policy, he states, is to keep us safe and, as such, avoid rubbing the bigger powers the wrong way, and he has …
US lawlessness knows no bounds
On January 3, 2026, the US engaged in yet another bout of lawlessness against Venezuela by invading the country and kidnapping President Maduro in the dead of night. The kidnapping culminated …
Beware the Christian far right
Jamaica is a deeply Christian country. Anyone with working eyes can tell you that. On almost every street you will find at least two churches, of different denominations, and you will …
Time to put JPS back in public hands
Almost 30 years ago, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), the island’s sole electricity supplier, was privatised. The entity, which had been in State hands for almost 30 years by that …
Land reform must follow Hurricane Melissa
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 …
If we are really serious about qualifying for the World Cup…
And just like that, the hopes of a nation were dashed. The optimism the nation had crashed against a blue wave as Curacao drew 0-0 with Jamaica at the National Stadium …
Bungling post-Melissa relief
It has been 3 weeks since Hurricane Melissa made landfall, and the damage that has been assessed so far is beyond comprehension. All of Westmoreland looks as if a bomb has …