Commentary

It would be understandable if Prime Minister Andrew Holness wants to remain at home, to directly oversee his government’s response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa a week ago. Not only were dozens of people killed, but much of the...

Trees are absolutely vital to all life on Earth. To be blunt, humans cannot survive without them: they are nature’s air purifiers, constantly cleaning our atmosphere by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing the oxygen that sustains us. They cool...

In the previous article of this series, I dealt with the merits of the Jamaicanisation of our Constitution by removing its monarchical labels and form. One result of this is that Jamaica will become a republic. There are some who argue that these...

When nature tests a country, its schools reveal the depth of its social fabric. Jamaica’s classrooms, time and again, have proven to be more than spaces for lessons; they are sanctuaries of hope, safety and continuity. Yet, as we move from response...

Hurricane Melissa passed Jamaica by arguably the shortest and least expensive route. Yet, the destruction and deaths must be seen to be believed. It boggles the mind to think of Melissa tracking down the middle of the island, as many of the early...

I am penning this piece on Saturday, October 25. Currently, Hurricane Melissa is creeping its way towards us with malevolent intent. Almost all the weather experts have predicted that Melissa will deliver a catastrophic mid-section blow to Jamaica...

The practice has an ugly name and an uglier intent: arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations means this: tyrannical regimes seize innocents to make other governments submit to their wishes. As I said on October 28, at the United Nations,...

As the magnitude of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Melissa begins to become clearer, it is obvious that Jamaica has a massive recovery project on its hands. In the west of the island, where the hurricane made landfall from the south on...

I monitored Melissa on-line as she passed well to the south of Kingston on Sunday night, and rejoiced that the capital was spared the worst. And then she didn’t turn north when expected, and I hoped and prayed that she would pass Negril before...

IN RECENT conversations around access to menstrual products and healthcare, a provocative claim has surfaced: “Oh, period poverty doesn’t exist. People can buy things. Poor people boasty. Call it something else because period poverty sounds bad.”...

Exxon’s 2026 plunge into Jamaica’s Walton Morant Basin isn’t just about oil — it is imperialism snapping at Caribbean sovereignty. Early estimates suggest that a potential yield of 406 million barrels lies beneath those waters, comparable to Angola...

AT THE time of writing, we are still waiting for Hurricane Melissa, now category 5, which could be the most powerful hurricane ever experienced in Jamaica since records have been kept. As many of us may know, waiting and uncertainty can be mentally...