The place where honouring one’s word is abnormal
Welcome to Jamrock! The patriots will tell you that not all Jamaicans “change their mouth” and they are correct. The problem is that so many…
Editorial: Politicians and the police have been meeting with criminals for decades
Jamaica is a very strange place where many people ignore the truth (the available evidence) when discussing public issues. If we refuse to identify what…
Pockets of excellence in a sea of underperformance
Jamaica seems to be cursed with under performance in economics, crime, national security, healthcare, agriculture, education, public transportation, and manufacturing among other areas since Britain…
Editorial: The Importance of teaching music in schools
Music educators have long known, through scientific research and practise in their field, that students who learn music significantly improve their academic performance and behaviour….
Editorial: Boarding schools, discipline, social order, and violence
Jamaica continues to be plagued by social disorder and homicidal violence. Critical thinking and empirically-based solutions to the problem of homicidal violence and general social…
Editorial: Geopolitics and the war between Russia and Ukraine
Major powers (for example the US and Russia) attack weaker states (states without nuclear arsenal) when they perceive that their vital security interests are at…
Editorial: Invest in Olympic athletes and not post-medal bashment!
Jamaica’s track and field athletes have brought tremendous glory and honour to the country through the display of their exceptional performance at the Olympics over…
Editorial: The contradictions of Emancipation and Independence
The dates 1 and 6 August are important to the majority of Jamaicans because they are respective commemorations of Emancipation Day marking the end of…
Editorial: Internal party conflicts and personality disorders
The recent resignation of the People’s National Party (PNP) vice presidents Mikael Phillips, Wykeham McNeil and Damion Crawford and the PNP chairman, Phillip Paulwell, highlights…
Editorial: Vaccine procurement hesitancy is the problem
Jamaica continues on its path of mendicancy because it is having difficulties securing vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO) COVAX facility which supplies developing…