Housing And Land, The Issues Of Our Time
The issue of land has, since at least 1838, been one of the most pressing topics on the minds of the Jamaican people. I would venture to say that land — …
Hope in the Spirit of Christmas
As Jamaicans continue to celebrate the birth of Christ, the season arrives this year carrying both familiar warmth and an unusual weight. Christmas in Jamaica has always been more than a …
Many Choices In A Rapidly Changing World
What position will Jamaica take in this new world emerging around us? This is not a simple rhetorical question or a hypothetical future being debated on university campuses. This is a …
Jamaica, The Global South And The Brave New World
The Russian military operation in Ukraine has shaken the existing world order to its core. We are living in the times as described by Yates in his brilliant poem The Second …
Western Hypocrisy And The Ukraine War
The Russian war in Ukraine is illegal, of that there can be no doubt. There was no UN Security Council mandate, no resolution brought to the toothless General Assembly to even …
You Reap What You Sow
As I write this, the Russian armed forces are engaged in military operations in Ukraine to defend the Luhansk PR and Donbas PR and in the words of the Russian president …
Public Sector Unions Need To Unite Or Face The Prospect Of Death
I will not be providing ground-breaking commentary when I say that the Jamaican worker is taken advantage of and even abused. The contract labour, uncertain hours, laughable pay, shoddy equipment with …
Don’t Be Fooled When Some Nations Talk About Human Rights
Recently, former Prime Minister Bruce Golding came out in an article with full-throated denunciations of the human rights situations in both China and Cuba. In the article he hedges his bets …
Now It’s Every Man For Himself
On Sunday the 9th of January, the Government of Jamaica, in the shape of the PM, announced that they would no longer be implementing lockdowns as part of the arsenal in …
Politicians Facing More Than A PR Issue
As the Holness administration was set to be reshuffled with ministers removed, moved to new portfolios and new ones brought in, political analysts began to naturally make suggestions as to who …
COVID Court Drama Bad For Everyone
Jamaica, like other countries throughout the world, is having to deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic and how to live with it as a new ‘normal’. This is for many reasons, …