In the face of intensifying climate threats, volatile energy markets, rising inequality, and the brutal legacy of unsustainable development, it is no longer acceptable for Caribbean business schools to persist with curricula largely disconnected...
It is not hyperbole to say that energy is destiny. And for too long, Jamaica’s destiny has been dictated not by the people, nor by the imperatives of justice or resilience, but by monopolistic inertia. The 2027 expiration of the Jamaica Public...
By now everybody knows I’ve no use for political polls. Elsewhere they’re unreliable at best but, in Jamaica, they’re as useful as a handbrake on a canoe. Polls’ most hilarious aspect is the published margins of “error” which are usually about plus...
The Transport Minister Daryl Vaz recently announced that 25 new school buses arrived in Jamaica on June 24, with another 36 expected from New York the following week. This development should be welcomed across all sides of the political aisle as an...
As the nation entered hurricane season on June 1, three development issues dominated the public media, raising hybrid yet related concerns, leaving citizens baffled, even confused. Some are saying - so what; others - here we go again; even more –...
The nomination of United States (US) president, Donald Trump, for the Nobel Peace Prize by Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, recalls the sardonic quip, in 1973, by American songwriter Tom Lehrer, that the prize being awarded to...
The death of a mother and/or her baby is as saddening as it is sobering, reminding us – as a Government, health ministry, community, and family – to remain vigilant in our efforts to ensure safe motherhood. It takes a village to preserve the...
Andrew Clunis, of the Jamaica Times publication, featured a piece that was somewhat neutral on the state of Jamaica’s healthcare system. ‘It isn’t all that bad! concluded the column. Having had reasons to spend some time there on Father’s Day, I...
I doubt many noticed, but, last year, I was absent from this space for a while. It began in late May after ten days hospitalisation following major surgery and a rocky post-op. It has taken too long to more publicly (already did it on my blog)...
With a general election knocking on our gate, whether we answer it or not it is not a secret that we love to have good times. We love to go out and dance. Kiss and get close together. Believe it or not there are few things we like as much as a...
Jamaica’s national School Nutrition Policy (SNP) has been passed in Parliament, bringing attention to improving children’s nutritional habits in schools. However, it is essential to also focus on physical activity (PA). Both nutrition and PA are...
It’s one of the most grotesque distortions in modern Christianity: Evangelicals waving Israeli flags in church, quoting Old Testament prophecies like political slogans, and cheering on a regime whose policies mirror the brutality inflicted on Jesus...
The Caribbean is at a critical juncture. Climate change is battering our shores, global economic shocks are testing our resilience, and social inequalities continue to leave too many behind. Amid these challenges, a powerful and time-tested...
“Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.” — Leviticus 18:21 (NIV) Molech. The name conjures images of ancient horror—an idol of bronze, arms outstretched, a...
Kenyan novelist, essayist, and playwright Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who died last month at the age of 87, was one of Africa’s most important first-generation post-colonial writers. Ngũgĩ grew up in a polygamous family of four wives and 28 children in the...
So Benny the Boorish Bully; Vlad the Vain Vampire; and Donny the Deranged Despot have combined to form the world’s latest Axis of Ego. But, even among egotists, there’s a hierarchy of stupidity at the zenith of which we find Donny. Benny, at the...
Emotions tend to run high when people talk about the objects housed in European museums. Typically, these artefacts were savagely ripped from the roots of their creation during colonial invasions. Without remorse, most museums have laid claims to...
The Minister of National Security’s recent budget presentation was largely focused on the ongoing decline in Jamaica’s murder rate and the role of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in targeting gangs, the main perpetrators of armed violence in...
Unlike major concerns such as a cavalcade of US politicians constantly lying to the people, here in Jamaica we have learned to live with little white lies and Jamaican politicians stretching the truth of those on the hustings for the Opposition....
From golden pancakes of denial to scandal stew with titty-bread rolls, our leaders are dining on delusion — and they are bloated with taxpayer gravy. BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS What does a typical day look like in the belly of a political mastodon?...
American political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr, who died last month, recently wrote in an op-ed article titled The Future of World Order that we may not know until 2029 whether we are entering a totally new period of American decline or whether the...
Those close to me know, during the third week of June, I travel (virtually) to London to attend horseracing’s greatest spectacle. It’s my annual pilgrimage to Royal Ascot. As flat racing’s apex, it showcases the best talent and epitomizes...
In preparing for international university admissions — especially to competitive US colleges — families across Jamaica and the wider Caribbean often face a crucial dilemma: Which test should we choose — the ACT or the SAT? On the surface, both are...
Not too long after Delano Seiveright stepped into various spaces making up the political constituency of North Central St Andrew, he found common ground in talking with the people and in trying to navigate many complicated parts of their future....
We may not be there yet but well on the way. Autocracy and corruption feed on each other. Jamaica embarked on its independence journey as a nation embracing democracy and eschewing authoritarianism. Jamaica’s first prime minister and National Hero...
