Category: Opinion

The big boys over at the Jamaica Observer have something to crow about. The Observer, under the same ownership as the rival Sandal’s resorts, has Continue reading

So Trevor MacMillan has been appointed Jamaica’s new National Security minister and his  predecessor, Derrick Smith, will become the Mining and Telecommunications minister.  Meanwhile, Clive Continue reading

I think it would be criminal to rehash the subject again this week, since the media outlets have temporarily shelved it, so I promise to Continue reading

Arial view of Doctor’s Cave Beach in Montego Bay When I first came to Jamaica as a young man in my twenties more than thirty-five Continue reading

Prime Minister of the Bahamas Hubert Ingraham (r) Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Manning at the opening session of teh summit. The same Continue reading

Fidel Castro Ruz is one of the greatest political figures the world has ever seen. For us in the Caribbean, he is, indeed, the greatest Continue reading

The long history of economic and social difficulties with which Jamaica struggles to solve requires intense study. These problems have stymied all efforts to reduce Continue reading

While the authorities vacillate between its existence and nothingness, several islands in the Caribbean continue to reap big rewards from casino gambling, enjoying a lifestyle Continue reading

In 1978, Jamaica became embroiled in a controversy, the memory still vivid to those who were caught in the middle of a political intrigue. It Continue reading

Politicians in their bid to convince voters they are the best candidate often use appealing clichés as part of their rhetoric. They most often make Continue reading