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In the dancehall world, the name Nigy Boy is celebrated by fans for his trendy hit Continent. But Nigy Boy, born Nigel Hector in Montego Bay, deserves to be celebrated for many other reasons. A video of the visually impaired singer, robed in red,...
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When I read the article, “Help the Hopeless” in The Gleaner of May 13, describing the hostile antisocial and even criminal behaviour of students and urging for greater resources to deal with mental health issues of students, I asked myself what I...
Dedicated to my son, Zubin Deyal, for telling me that what each of the Cricket West Indies bosses needs is a good bat or two made from bamboo. As a youngster always hungry, and in my teens when with some of my friends we looked down at a lady...
Seymour Panton is on point. Any Jamaican judge invited to make a guest appearance on a board of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) should reject it out of hand. The proposal smacks of tokenism; is insulting to the jurisprudential...
“The price of liberty is eternal vigilance”. Some constitutional amendments require substantial consensus between the two political parties, and some do not. The Opposition has leverage when it comes to deeply entrenched matters, which require...
Paul Wright /Guest Columnist The World Salt Awareness Week is being observed May 13 to 19 under the theme, ‘It’s Time to Shine the Spotlight on Salt’. Each year, the World Action on Salt, Sugar and Health organises an international ‘World Salt...
Pearnel Charles Jr’s signal that the Government – or at least the labour ministry, which he heads – has begun to think about how to keep Jamaicans in the workforce longer is a welcome development. Indeed, as this newspaper suggested when it...
HISTORY IS a funny thing. On one hand, it teaches us that past events don’t necessarily determine your future outlook, but on the other, it warns us that those who forget the events of the past are doomed to repeat them. A week away from the 14th...
I AM not a supporter of the integration of politics and sports. In the Jamaican context, this merger has been increasing over time to the extent that these days there is hardly an event that one does not see a politician ‘putting in an appearance...
Robert Morgan, the information minister, needs to explain why the Government finds it so difficult to get a move on reforming Jamaica’s Access to Information Act (ATI). It is heading towards 14 years since a joint select committee of Parliament...
When this article is published, the 58th regular session of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in Georgetown, Guyana, will be in its second day. It will be chaired by Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Trade and Industry...
“ Great principles, great ideals know no nationality!” - Marcus Mosiah Garvey America’s rising national debt has had a devastating impact on middle class and poor families.The increased debt has led to rising interest rates. This in turn has...
If they are capable of shame, the spin doctors and enablers at the National Land Agency (NLA) are probably parading Jamaica in sackcloth and ashes, seeking penance. This newspaper, however, does not really expect that the honchos of the NLA will...
My previous article triggered a healthy discussion, including critical questions related to the role of the students and their parents. In this article, I focus on the student-level interventions proposed by my colleague Damion Crawford in his...
Research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has revealed a correlation between childhood trauma and dysfunctional behaviour and poor health, both mental and physical, throughout a lifetime. An excellent example of the sequelae of childhood...
Anyone concerned about transparency in government will welcome Dana Morris Dixon’s pledge that the Holness administration won’t use the Data Protection Act (DPA) to stifle the public’s legitimate access to government information. But, while there...
