Editorial

South-South partnership plus the longer-term challenges of COVID-19 8:30 pm

A shipment of 75,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine which arrived Thursday as a gift from the Africa Medical Supplies Platform and the Republic of South Africa provides yet more evidence of South-South cooperation at work.

A way must be found to revive sport 8:10 pm
THE Flow Concacaf Caribbean Championship isn't just designed to provide entertainment for football lovers and revenue for those who control television and other audiovisual technologies.

No Rasta PR or blaming of entertainers will solve crime 7:50 pm
Today , National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has a critical speech to make to Jamaicans in the Diaspora as part of our Washington envoy's nascent series of dialogue titled 'Let's connect with Ambassador Marks'.

Engage with the IDB on access to safe water

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

The wanton acts committed against our women and children in recent weeks could have, understandably, enshrouded an issue of vital importance to human survival, which was raised by an official of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Caricom's first woman secretary general?

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) has begun the important search for a new secretary general (SG) to replace Mr Irwin LaRocque, whose second term ends in August, which could give the regional bloc its first woman SG.

Lessons learnt from COVID-19 must not be forgotten

Saturday, April 3, 2021

We note a hint of optimism from Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie as reported by the Jamaica Information Service on April 1.

To mount the cross of courage this Easter

Thursday, April 1, 2021

This Easter season will, once again, mark the commemoration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, and there is hardly a better time to reflect on the state of nation and the quality of our individual and collective humanity.

Tackling the larger issue of violence

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

No parent should have to endure the pain and great sense of loss that Ms Eunice Chambers, the mother of Ms Khanice Jackson, is now experiencing. But that, unfortunately, is one of life's cruel realities for some people.

COVID closed the church but God opened one in every home

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

One of the best memes we have seen on social media since the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic is one in which the Devil is bragging to God that he had closed down the Church. “On the contrary, I have opened one in every home,” God responded.

JFF must resolve the pay dispute and move forward

Monday, March 29, 2021

Thankfully, despite the negatives, national football coach Mr Theodore Whitmore believes he came away with “positives” from last Thursday's 1-4 loss in their friendly international with the United States in Austria.

Spare a thought for Dr Tedros's appeal

Saturday, March 27, 2021

As he has been doing for months now, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was reported on Friday as pleading with rich countries hoarding COVID-19 vaccines to spare a thought for others who share planet...

Olympic flame offers hope, especially at this time

Friday, March 26, 2021

It's testament to these strange times that the Olympic torch relay, for so long a symbol of joy and optimism, began yesterday in Japan with sadness and uncertainty as dominant themes.

Time to dispatch vaccine lobbyists to Washington

Thursday, March 25, 2021

If we have not yet done so, it's time to dispatch or engage lobbyists to seek out supplies of COVID-19 vaccines from the United States, or elsewhere, amid the global scramble among the rich nations for available supplies.

Ensure enforcement of fines for COVID-19 safety breaches

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

The Government's push to amend the Disaster Risk Management Act has been too long in coming, given the blatant disregard of the law being demonstrated over the past year by many Jamaicans, which has contributed significantly to the current spike in the number of novel...