It is hoped that by 2030, Jamaica will become the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business. People need homes to live and raise their families in, so the current state of affairs in the housing market should be of some concern...
Elections sometimes deliver unwelcome and confusing outcomes. Usually, though, the consequences of those results are felt only in, or overwhelmingly by the citizens of the countries where the ballots were cast. But if you believe in democracy, and...
THROUGHOUT JAMAICA’S tourism sector, numerous challenges have been overcome, but the disruption caused by the global pandemic in 2020 was unprecedented. This period tested resilience like never before, demanding strategic foresight, cross-sector...
TWO KEY events last week should have highlighted to even the most uninitiated that cyber has, and will continue to impact our lives in previously unimaginable ways. The first was last Wednesday’s public lecture on Jamaica’s critical cybersecurity...
The police chief, Kevin Blake, didn’t say if a specific incident caused him to raise the rank of officers, to at least inspector, who can authorise the seizure of motor vehicles for traffic offences. Dr Blake’s move, however, should be applauded....
Determining who should bear the title of National Hero in Jamaica has been a rather contentious issue. The recent announcement by Prime Minister Andrew Holness that a new Order of National Icon will have Miss Lou and Bob Marley as its first...
By the time this article is published, the US elections will be over and there should be some idea of who has won – whether it is the Democratic candidate, Vice-President Kamala Harris, making history as the first woman to become US President, or...
There is a severe crisis in Jamaica now affecting our women, at least the heterosexual ones, and especially those who are educated. It is the shortage of available eligible men. Over almost three decades of being an obstetrician and gynaecologist...
A few weeks ago, when I returned to Jamaica after visiting my family, I took an airport taxi home. My driver, Tahjay York (not his real name), who has been driving for several years, greeted me warmly. As we settled in, he showed me a picture of...
It is not difficult to assume that the police are in a mode of passive resistance to the introduction or wearing of body cameras. Otherwise, people who follow these things would have to find a credible explanation for why in not even a single case...
With opinion polls showing almost dead heat for the two candidates in key swing states, moments, before United States elects its first female president, it is once again at a very nervy electioneering. Since the ratification of the 19th Amendment...
The Barbados government is working to promote healthier lifestyles for children through the Barbados School Nutrition Policy (BSNP), which was launched and implemented in 2023. This initiative aims to provide children with access to safe,...
Have you noticed the increased and sustained public concern about correcting the fundamental flaws in our education system? It seems that the frightening PEP and CSEC results have awakened many of us who previously have accepted the pabulum of...
The Gleaner congratulates Christopher Zacca on two accounts. First, for his deserved induction into the Private Sector of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) Hall of Fame. Mr Zacca has been a public-spirited executive who has held several critical positions in...
This newspaper previously set out a list of priorities for the new education minister, Dana Morris Dixon, to pursue during the early period of her tenure. We, however, unwittingly omitted a fourth issue, which should be linked to our suggestion...
For much of Jamaica’s economic history, we have struggled to achieve sustained, high levels of growth. Our journey has been marked by significant volatility and periodic shocks, which created an unstable growth trajectory. For instance, we would...
Climate change has created a multi-hazard environment for which UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023 states that developing nations alone will need between $215 and $387 billion to deal with the fallout from climate change. While much has been said...
Sauce for the gander and duck. What interest is it to Jamaicans who wins in the American presidential election on Tuesday? Having lived through an era, where foreign governments and nationals have interfered with our sovereignty and democratic...
It was very difficult for me to watch the social media video of Dr Robert Brady, a US-based surgeon section chief at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut, expressing his deep distress and disappointment over “some very clear infrastructure issues” at...
For more than 10 years, safety of sport equipment in schools has been part of the national conversation. Nationwide concern about equipment used in competitive or recreational sport was triggered by the 2011 deaths of three students who were struck...
On September 19, I wrote an article titled ‘The death of truth’, from a deep sense of alarm at the spread of deliberate lies, misinformation, and disinformation about matters that are critical to the well-being of people everywhere. At stake are...
The film, The Joker is Wild, came out in 1957 when I was 12 years old. Now, 67 years later, the joker, instead of reaching the heights, has reached the depths of disgust, especially in the US where there is a fight to the finish. Either the entire...
Having decided not to go outside Parliament for a replacement, and given the depth of the government’s benches, Prime Minister Andrew Holness couldn’t have made a better choice than Fayval Williams as Nigel Clarke’s successor as finance minister....
The unpopularity of the Holness administration has led to calls for a cabinet reshuffle at least since the middle of May last year. Many felt that the appointment of new government senators Dana Morris-Dixon and Abka Fitz-Henley at that time was a...
A problem has been brewing for many years now that has managed to chase many Jamaicans off the island in search of a better life elsewhere. It’s the housing crisis. It is estimated that of the almost three million people in Jamaica, roughly 25 per...
