In Focus

Had I not stored up a somewhat acute understanding of our local political community, I would have found it most peculiar that the PM sent us a body shift and moved the office of ODPEM under the umbrella of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)....

On behalf of the people and Government of Japan, I would like to express my sincere condolences and sympathy to all the people and the Government of Jamaica for the lives lost and horrible damages caused by Hurricane Melissa. Japan stands in...

“… Close the window weh de wind cum from. Open de other side. Do de same when de eye turn …”. How many Jamaicans and Caribbean people have passed on this knowledge to successive generations during the hurricane season from June to November?...

There is a fatal attraction to the practice of building on dangerous sites that seem to be ‘easy pickings’ for unauthorised occupation. Persons who squat on public or private land, seem to be embolden with confidence that the authorities will be...

Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean have always been natural partners. Today, in an increasingly unstable world, we choose to draw even closer and strengthen our friendship. The upcoming CELAC-EU Summit that will take place in Santa Marta,...

Joy Uche Ogwu, Nigeria’s most prominent female scholar-diplomat, recently died in New York at the age of 79. In a deeply patriarchal, male-chauvinist Nigerian society in which women are often marginalised in political and diplomatic life, she was...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, our nation faces the harsh reality of rebuilding lives, communities, and livelihoods. In these moments of collective hardship, political divisions must give way to a unified national response that is rooted in...

I can best express my pain by using the first words that come to me. And of course, it’s all about the destruction left behind by the passage of the monster hurricane, Melissa. The first words, quite simple ones are, “It pains me and breaks my...

When Hurricane Melissa loomed over Jamaica, international journalists rushed to report what many framed as impending devastation. Likewise, many observers, regionally and internationally, rushed to social media to share their views on the matter....

There’s turmoil in Caribbean waters not caused by Melissa. CNN: “US military has been steadily massing a large number of troops, naval and air assets in the Caribbean over the last two months, conducting training missions off the coast of...

In recent months, we have not focused on US sanctions against Trump administration adversaries. Yet we have seen that the administration’s use of sanctions is widespread, and, in many cases, more severe. These sanctions directly targeted political...

The Gleaner of October 8 spelled it out clearly: “IC: Tufton’s ‘indirect’ influence led to $80m in contracts to friend’s firm.” According to The Director of Investigation one would conclude that there is evidence to support a finding that “... the...