For Christians, this season is about the cosmic intersection of the divine with the human in a person who became one of us so that we could become one in Him. By this event, human life, the composite of body and soul, takes on sublime purpose and...
The tragic case of Donique Anderson, the 26-year-old policewoman who died last week of liver disease, provides new and additional context for a campaign to lift awareness of, and support for, a robust organ donor registry in Jamaica. Ms Anderson’...
This newspaper isn’t inclined to question scientifically gathered data that have been subject to rigorous analysis, as we expect those recently issued by the JETS Limited and the central bank, suggesting high levels of consumer satisfaction with...
As we are in the holiday season, a festive time for most and a solemn time for many, I recall the carol made popular by Mario Lanza, “…We three kings of orient are, Bearing gifts we traverse afar, Field and fountain, Moor and mountain, Following...
CHAKA-CHAKA SPELLING Long time now, Aunty Roachy tell wi seh fi wi Jamaican language “more direc an to de point dan English.” Shi did seh dat pon “Miss Lou’s Views.” Dat a one show weh Louise Bennett Coverley did av pon RJR from 1966 to 1982....
Do you make New Year’s resolutions? It is estimated that [globally] about 38 per cent of adults make New Year’s resolutions. People make New Year’s resolutions in the hope of transforming their lives in a positive way. Very few people only make one...
Tomorrow is next year and in a wink 2023 is gone, like a $100 bill in a wholesale. As we did a month ago, we can dust off and reuse our last year’s New Year’s resolution as if they were Christmas decorations. As usual, we say that we are going to...
We sincerely hope that those who are responsible for shaping and improving the county’s public safety have taken note of the offer by a retired senior police officer to return to the crime-fighting fold to help in the effort to keep Jamaica safe....
As we stand at the threshold of 2024, gazing upon the dawn of a new year with uncertainty, the time has come for a profound reflection on the trajectory of the 15 Caribbean nations constituting the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This juncture...
Fortunately for most of us, New Year’s Day is not today. It is two days away and enough time for me to think that, having followed my favourite calypsonian, the Mighty Scrunter, and wanted a piece of pork for my Christmas, what should I have for...
Johnny Grave’s observation of the need to lift the profile and training of curators of Caribbean cricket grounds is an important matter that should be followed up on. But Mr Grave, the CEO of Cricket West Indies (CWI), the regional sport’s...
Recently, I sat through a mental health session in which another attendee lamented how far behind they were in achieving many of their life goals. They were eager to get tips from the instructor on how they could master self-control and improve...
Merry Christmas to you all! Yes, it’s still Christmas! Today is only the fifth day of the 12 days of Christmas, and we still have seven days to go! I see that my colleague columnist Basil Jarrett from up the road has declared that “another...
Mostly, private members’ bills get short shrift in Jamaica’s Parliament. Which, unfortunately, appears to be happening with the resolution tabled by the Opposition on December 12, calling for Jamaica’s reaffirmation of support for the two-state...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) has emerged as a transformative phenomenon, reshaping tasks such as data entry, research, and even basic question-answering. While many articles have explored the dangers of AI and the skills it may render obsolete, few...
SO ANOTHER Christmas is in the history books, and already, the clock has started to wind down on that once-evergreen, now slightly brown Christmas tree; those dizzying pepper lights; yards and yards of shiny tinsel; reindeer noses; and fuzzy Santa...
Published:Wednesday | December 27, 2023 | 12:06 AM
Arguably the most important UN climate summit since COP21 which saw the creation of the Paris Agreement, COP28 in Dubai is shaping up to be historic and unprecedented for many reasons. It is the conference at which loss and damage was to be...
Published:Wednesday | December 27, 2023 | 12:06 AM
For the Church, Christmas is about salvation and the birth of Christ, but there is a business side to it. The celebrations, religious and secular, contribute to economies and are worth studying. In Bethlehem in the West Bank of Palestine this year...
Published:Wednesday | December 27, 2023 | 12:06 AM
Like with Jamaica’s failure to bid to host matches in next year’s T20 World Cup, the island’s cricket fans are disappointed that the owners of the Jamaica Tallawahs have returned the franchise to the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the owners of...
The 13th annual Domino Awards are, as usual, to celebrate my youth misspent around Gene Autry’s domino table. International Dunce Award: Last year Russian President VLAD won for his love-at-first-bite affair with Ukraine. This year his Israeli...
Banning recruiting for sports purposes by our schools would be a clear indication that the government is serious about putting an end to, and turning around this growing wave of antisocial behaviour, sweeping across the country. It would be...
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) made a grave error a year ago when it failed to follow this newspaper’s advice to dissolve itself, paving the way for the creation of a new, competently run and transparent organisation to oversee the sport...
This article is intended to encourage fulsome and informed discussion about polls and their impact, and to replace emotional, subjective and unfounded comments when polls results are released which do not favour one party. I want to reference the...
This newspaper periodically reminds Jamaican governments of our dicta that what is worse than formulating bad policy is the actual implementation of that policy. Which the recent public spat between Prime Minister Andrew Holness and parliamentarian...
The Gospel of Luke has a story about a series of events that took place around 2,023 years ago. Yet incomplete, a census was being undertaken to see what the numbers of citizens in the empire looked like. Just eight years earlier, the Emperor...
