Commentary

With the general election concluded with another victory for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), the Holness administration should extend with itself the debate about income tax policy it had with the People’s National Party (PNP) on the campaign...

This newspaper has no question about the competence of Glasspole Brown or his capacity to speak with authority about the technical aspects of the conduct of elections in Jamaica. But when it comes to the articulation of policy, we prefer to hear,...

Last week, there was a deadly shootout in Mandeville where a man shot and killed another after a dispute, rumoured to be about payment for eggs. The gunman fled the scene, but the security forces located him, and after a standoff and prolonged...

Morant Bay and Negril are at different ends of Jamaica. The former is in the east, on the island’s south coast. It is the capital of the parish of St Thomas, which lags the rest of Jamaica in development. People from St Thomas mostly work outside...

Jamaica is pursuing sustainable development in line with Vision 2030, which aims to secure developed country status by that year. The government highlights recent progress such as new roads, housing, investments, and economic growth, all supported...

This year’s theme of World Physiotherapy Day was the role of physiotherapy and physical activity in healthy ageing, places the spotlight on preventing frailty and falls, two challenges that determine whether older adults live with independence or...

Two events in other places this week were raw reminders that for all of its failings, there are important things about Jamaica that are worthy of celebration. Not least of these is the island’s democracy and adherence to the behaviours that are...

Some two decades ago, I received a summons for jury duty. My attorney pointed out to the Clerk of Courts that as a member of parliament I was exempt from jury service and the summons was withdrawn. In December 2015 when I was no longer a member of...

I vividly recall the days when the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA) was on Spanish Town Road. Just about anyone who had a pet either knew of or went to the JSPCA. It was, and remains the go-to place for anything to...

On September 10, all 32 active member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) signed a joint statement on Haiti. As often happens in diplomacy, not every member state participated in the discussions and negotiations that produced the...

Today we are faced with election results showing only a small minority of those on the voters list turning up to cast their votes; but I am old enough to remember a time when after the count was complete, more than 100 per cent of the registered...

When Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ new administration gets into gear following the September 3 general election, among the big things that should be on its agenda is doing the small things – and getting them right. And the effort must be...