In Focus
I know we’re in Silly Season but the latest political putridity crosses every red line ending up in an historic Portland Peninsula. Jamaicans woke up on Friday, April 11 to breaking news that the leaders of both houses of parliament had written to...
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April 18 was the global recognition of the International Day for Monuments and Sites (IDMS). Its 2025 theme is “Heritage under Threat from Disasters and Conflicts.” The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is promoting this,...
The Government seems to have given up on the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s mission of providing commuters of the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR). It is now devoid of policy, plan, operational goals or strategy and is subject to...
Let me state right up front that I have been a sometime consultant to National Rums of Jamaica, further, I enjoy its product as much as I enjoy the products of its competitors. I therefore claim some knowledge of the subject. Few industries reflect...
I read this week with interest that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is at it again. Carping about the Integrity Commission (IC). The Gleaner reported that Edmund Bartlett and Kamina Johnson Smith wrote to Justice Carol Lawrence Bestwick about the...
Verne Shepherd (VS) in conversation with Maria Alessandra Bollettino (MB) giving insights on Takyi’s revolt VS: Some years ago, as I was preparing to deliver the Chief Takyi Lecture I came across your PhD Thesis on the 1760 War in Jamaica led by...
The arrival of the Mexican Navy Sail Training Vessel, ARM Cuauhtémoc (BE-01), known as the “Ambassador and Knight of the Seas,” to the Port of Kingston from April 21 to 23, highlights Mexico’s maritime diplomacy and underscores growing significance...
Despite recent verbosity from Constitutional Affairs Minister, another “General” Election is likely before July. The last PM who delayed the call due to another “call” endured a catastrophic weather event and lost an election she might’ve won....
South Africa currently finds itself in a wrestling match with the white supremacist US administration of Donald Trump. This situation has been exacerbated by AfriForum and Solidarity delegations misrepresenting the plight of still privileged...
If most of us who have accepted that the ‘80s were special times sociologically and politically, we will therefore accept that any number would play. In the natural push to be the leader of the pack and head of the widespread herd, political war...
The Medical Council of Jamaica (MCJ) serves as the primary regulatory body responsible for ensuring the competence, professionalism, and ethical conduct of medical practitioners in Jamaica. By enforcing regulations, investigating complaints, and...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to reshape our economy, workforce, and daily lives. As we navigate this seismic shift, prioritising local innovation and investment in AI research and development is crucial – addressing not only our unique...
In 1984, I read George Orwell’s disturbing novel 1984, which was an eye-opening experience. One of my takeaways was that Truth is a casualty of the power applied by authoritarian heads of state. The routine lies used by dictatorships to control...
While the imposition of term limits is among the key proposals for constitutional reform in Jamaica, it is currently not a feature of parliamentary democracies globally. Parliamentary democracies hold regular elections but do not institutionalise...
A Jamaican friend of mine, a veteran immigration lawyer with wide political contacts living in the United States (US), commented on the recent official visit of Marco Rubio to Jamaica. “I read what you and other Jamaicans wrote about the American...
Before he founded the People’s National Party (PNP), Norman Manley led the creation of Jamaica Welfare Limited in 1937. Jamaica Welfare aimed to empower communities by organising councils, developing local industries, and ensuring that economic...
