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Why Portmore should go solar? That was the question posed by Maurice Miller in his article in The Sunday Gleaner, of November 24. It is a critical and timely question, given issues such as climate change and global warming, Jamaica’s heavy...
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As Jamaica stands at the crossroads of its energy future, the call for fairness, resilience, and sustainability is louder than ever. The impending expiration of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) monopoly presents an unparalleled opportunity...
Donald Trump is the United States President-elect and will once again assume state power and leader of the free world in January next year. I am confident, unlike events that occurred when he demitted office the last time, there will be a smooth...
A new report from the Integrity Commission alleges that a company linked to Prime Minister (PM) Andrew Holness has breached building permits. But according to the PM, he is not a director of the company that is a subject of the report, he is not a...
Glancing at headlines over the past few weeks will tell you all you need to know about how the latest round of international climate negotiations fared in Baku, Azerbaijan. While advancements were made on certain fronts - including carbon markets...
The COP 29, formally the 29th United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, ended in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday, November 24, two days after the scheduled closure with the clear verdict “death to Planet Earth as an insurable,...
Jamaica, a physically gorgeous land full of soul and liveliness, faces an insidious and death-delivering challenge: the deep-seated and worsening chronic disease of corruption within its governance. Let us delve into how the Jamaican State’s...
It’s not your fault. What happened to you was wrong and you did nothing to deserve that. Hear me: you did NOTHING to deserve that. Schoolgirl, you are valuable and worthy of love, care, kindness, and respect. You have a right to that. You have a...
To the man at street level, he has seen and heard that a ‘big man’ company called Trade Winds can get away with polluting a national treasure like the Rio Cobre with little consequence. But if the “little man” runs a taxi without a licence, it is...
The Caribbean stands at a pivotal moment in its history. Its traditional vulnerabilities are exacerbated by growing geopolitical instability, the accelerating impacts of climate change, and the profound social, economic, and cultural shifts...
On November 19, Prime Minister (PM) Holness announced a new economic policy to pivot the economy from macroeconomic stability to growth. He noted that good fiscal management and macroeconomic stability are now “business as usual” and proudly...
Today, December 1, we commemorate World AIDS Day, remembering those that we have lost to the epidemic and celebrating the resilience of those living with HIV. This year’s theme, ‘Take the Rights Path’, draws our attention to the urgent need to...
“What a tangled web we weave when we practise to deceive aptly describes ‘ Israel’s right to exist critical to peace in the Middle East” by Israeli Ambassador Raslan Abu Rukun published November 24. Littered with inaccuracies and ignoring...
In a world where billionairing is no longer just a measure of wealth but a verb for state capture, Jamaica finds itself at a crossroads. As we watch our public institutions and resources being quietly released to the highest bidder, it’s hard to...
The term ‘nuclear energy’ often evokes memories of past disasters — Three Mile Island (1979), Chernobyl (1986), and Fukushima (2011). These catastrophic events, largely due to human error and poor management, left scars that extended far beyond the...
The sadistic marriage that politicians entered with criminals and gunmen decades ago has bred some evil children. In politics, you can criticise your opponent, you can stretch the truth, you can manipulate statistics, you can distract, you can be...
