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December 9, 2025
Hello Mi Neighbour | Learn to disagree agreeably
Disagreeing agreeably requires tact, empathy, and effective communication and commonsense. And that is commonsense! If as a Jamaican, you should ever go to a restaurant in Trinidad to have callaloo…
December 9, 2025
Dennis Minott | ‘Music with a Caribbean beat’: A discriminatory distortion’
I praise God for overseas, multicultural, polyglot education Each morning, many Jamaicans tune into a radio segment which promises a generous survey of the region’s astonishing musical variety.
December 9, 2025
Mark Wignall | PNP on shaky ground
By way of YouTube, last week I heard a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) intellectual and pragmatist refer to the fullness of the JLP as ‘governmental ‘ administration instead of ‘ruling’ administration as I…
December 9, 2025
Oran Hall | Bonds are risky too
Bonds are popular with investors who are keen on the safety of their principal, expecting to receive all of their principal on the maturity date. The experience of some investors, including the…
December 9, 2025
Cedric Stephens | A new play book needed to boost regional financial resilience
One of my more faithful readers, a former country head of a global American insurance giant, shared an article with me last month that forms part of today’s content. Its bona fides were excellent: an…
December 9, 2025
Francis Wade | The hidden danger for companies in falling crime
You have undoubtedly heard the good news: major crime has fallen in Jamaica. Perhaps you have your doubts about these reports, but as a corporate leader, you may be missing something important. Could…
December 9, 2025
Amitabh Sharma | Grand Market – fuzzy, warm, on a crescendo
Grand Market – the mention of it brings fond memories for many. It is the time of the year when festivities are in the air, the breeze is cool ... and, of course, it’s the ‘most wonderful time of the…
December 9, 2025
Montel Gordon | Why does voter apathy persist in Jamaica’s elections?
The latest general election witnessed a historic third term for Andrew Holiness and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), overcoming Mark Golding and the People’s National Party (PNP) – the points of…
December 9, 2025
Helen Ann Brown | Snippets from the life of St Augustine
YOU MAY have heard of Saint Augustine. Let’s drop the title saint and call him Augustine. Before his conversion to Christianity, Augustine’s full name was Aurelius Augustinus. He was born in Tagaste,…