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Selling off Jamaica’s sovereignty? | The new ACP-EU Partnership Agreement

Historically, the Agreements focused on trade and economic development relations. This new Agreement, however, is unprecedented in its…

  • | Commentary

JCHS urges Prime Minister Holness to reject US proposal at WHO Assembly

Well, no one really knows just yet or at least we will have to wait until May 28 when the WHO concludes its 75th World Health Assembly in…

  • | Commentary, Health

Blame Fed Chairman Powell, not Putin or ‘Greedy’ corporations for price hikes

Prices were surging long before Russian troops entered Ukraine. Furthermore, Putin did not stop exporting food and gas; it was the Biden…

  • | Commentary, International

Nzinga King ruling an example why the people will impose revolutionary change for justice one day

A policeman comes along and tries to get the man inside to come out so he can be arrested. The man is non-compliant and the policeman takes…

  • | Commentary

Where do we go now? Reflecting on The Reform of Jamaica Education 2021 Report

Globally, governments are tackling the devastation, to the whole child, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Redirecting a focus to students…

  • | Commentary, Diaspora

Towards a more perfect education

My commitment to education compels me to start my year off thinking about how I may contribute even more to assisting other educators and…

  • | Commentary, Diaspora

Mandatory vaccination: A seamless drift into dictatorship

Forced vaccination of workers is presently the issue that could spark decisive social protest as is happening in many parts of Europe. …

  • | Commentary

Managing Covid: Which route Holness will take going into Christmas?

It is a statement that was celebrated by some, while others expressed surprise at the announcement. But with the country’s daily…

  • | Commentary

EDITORIAL: Kevin O. Smith is dead, but why the accident report is still missing?

For as is the norm such a report, at the very least a preliminary one too at that, should be available via the media to add clarity and…

  • | Commentary

EDITORIAL: Time to revitalize storage facilities in communities NWC

During such period of grave inconvenience without the precious lifesaving commodity, residents were taken back to those unforgettable times…

  • | Commentary

EDITORIAL | Vax blitz sites and the covid19 spread

Locally the health ministry, along with its very effective public relations machinery, has been at it ad nauseum, imploring Jamaicans to…

  • | Commentary

Happy 59th Independence Jamaica

The replacement of the Union Jack on August 6, 1962, by the green, gold, and black flag was a chance to create a proud country of people with…

  • | Commentary, Diaspora

EDITORIAL | Traffic jams and viable alternate routes for Old Harbour

Nearly five hours in traffic, due to this accident, brought economic activities in Old Harbour to a grinding halt. Our lack of proper…

  • | Commentary

EDITORIAL | Wrong timing to transfer DSP Manderson

However, the announced transfer of DSP Damion Manderson, the commander in charge at Old Harbour police, will be interpreted by Jamaicans,…

  • | Commentary

EDITORIAL: An inconvenient truth facing Old Harbour after Elsa's flooding

But it also laid bare an existential reality known for quite some time that our storm drain infrastructure has outlived its usefulness.

  • | Commentary

NPTAJ Child Month Message | Overcoming adversities with resilience

We celebrate our children under the Child Month theme – I S.O.A.R. – I Strive to Overcome Adversities with Resilience!

Yet…

  • | Commentary, Education