Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its associated technologies have cemented their place in most of our industries. AI is now a force that many companies are embracing for its transformative capabilities while others are worried about its potential...
“Take out a half sheet a paper!” Those dreaded words, delivered in a thick New York accent, were my Campion physics teacher’s (the brilliant Fr. Alfred O. Winshman) regular opening when he planned a pop quiz. He had the knack of predicting when we’...
Hopefully, it has not just fallen through the cracks or become just another of those Jamaican nine-day wonders. But it is more than three years since the delivery of the report, commissioned by Chief Justice Bryan Sykes, on ways to better manage...
In recent days, the Caribbean region has taken a monumental step towards addressing one of its most pressing challenges, ensuring food and security for its people. The launch of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) 38th...
C. Dennis Morrison epitomised the flourishing of black professional talent in the early post-Independence period. Born in a two-parent family devoted to public service and who would sacrifice everything to assure the character-building and...
One of the sorry facts of the government’s bad decision to saddle the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) with the job of the political ombudsman – and the commission’s equally bad choice of accepting – is the shifting premise upon which it...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has refused South Africa’s request to order a ceasefire in Gaza. This was the key issue demanded by South Africa in their genocide case against Israel. By refusing to order Israel to stop the mass killing of...
You have to assume that Jamaica’s political leaders take local government, or at least the idea of it, seriously. In 2015 they went as far as to root the institution in the island’s Constitution. In practice, however, there are real questions...
On February 26, Jamaicans will again face the decision of whether to go to the polls to vote in a local government (LG) elections. The majority of eligible voters will not vote. In the last LG elections, only 30 per cent of Jamaicans on the voters...
My column last Sunday, “Dunce educators failing students,” provoked the usual hostile responses on The Gleaner’s website. “Chapter 1” posted several comments. In at least two, he branded me as “di patwah daktah.” That sick burn certainly does not...
My deepest sympathies to the lady, who lost part of her leg in the unfortunate traffic incident, while on the campaign trail. Call it however you want to, but nomination day and some of the rallies before were beautiful spectacles. Of course, I...
In November of 2023, when Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that, “…the nation may need to contemplate a programme of controlled and enhanced admission of people from overseas to supplement its labour force”, I was genuinely very surprised....
A Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporter reportedly lost her leg in a motor vehicle accident in St Thomas while returning from Thursday’s Nomination Day activities in the run-up to the February 26 local government elections. Another person travelling...
When you ask a Trini, “How things going, boy?” (or girl) the reply is inevitably, “Ah day.” If you’re one of those ‘Trinis’ who came home for carnival and wanted to show off your Britishness, you would most likely respond with, “I didn’t ask you...
If governments around the world have become confused about support for Ukraine in defence of its sovereignty and territorial integrity against Russian aggression, the US Congress is responsible. Over recent weeks, a contentious negotiation has...
The evidence – anecdotal and otherwise – supports Delroy Chuck’s assertion of the need to increase the awareness and use of alternative dispute resolution and restorative justice mechanisms in Jamaica. For as Mr Chuck, justice minister, indicated...
Sadly, we Jamaicans do not have a lot of choice in the upcoming local government elections. Both major parties on offer have a robust track record of corruption in office, and neither has even made an election promise to put the necessary...
There are 63 members of parliament, but instead of hearing 63 voices, we hear two – that of the People’s National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Earlier this week, the Political Ombudsman (Interim) (Amendment) Act, 2024, was passed...
It is exceedingly rare, if ever, that this newspaper has had cause to disagree with, or criticise, the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ). But the ECJ has never before endorsed, or declared its willingness to give expression to, the Government...
WHILE WE bask in the afterglow of the West Indies’ shock result against Australia, let’s take advantage of the outpouring of affection it has elicited. Shamar Joseph, the irresistible boy from Baracara, fought through the pain, inexperience, and...
YES, IT’S February already. It seems like just yesterday I was under the Christmas tree, cussing and opening yet another pair of novelty socks-in-a-can and wondering why Santa can’t learn to spell PS5. Next year, I’m sending that old buzzard a...
Gary Peart’s advice to Jamaican sports bodies to get their accountability regimes in order is sensible and timely. Indeed, it is an issue to which the Government, perhaps through the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and/or the University...
So, the Government announced the date for the local government elections of February 2024. While the governing party is actively denying that it is busily giving away “sweeties” to entice voters; the People’s National Party (PNP), like ants, is all...
The 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO MC13) will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from February 26-29. The last meeting, MC12, was held at the WTO Headquarters in...
Jamaica’s voter apathy is well documented. It is a chronic condition that did not develop overnight but has been festering for many years. Both the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People’s National Party (PNP) have worked assiduously over the...
