The ongoing appeal against an injunction blocking bauxite mining in an area covered by a 25-year Special Mining lease is being watched carefully by stakeholders in the industry, including the Government, employees, retirees,…
Business social
JN Life Insurance recently held its annual awards ceremony to reward employees and brokers who were instrumental in the work of the company’s operation last year. During the ceremony team members were recognised…
Costly pets
HEFTY sums spanning $100,000 for surgery, $11,000 for dental cleaning, and $20,000 for food are among those being spent on average monthly by animal lovers to care for the needs of their furry…
Imani Tafari-Ama | A racist remark provides a teaching moment
There was a time when The Gleaner referred to the top political parties in Jamaica, the People’s National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), as the gangs of Gordon House for…
Verene Shepherd | Time to reopen debate on new national heroes and heroines
In October 2007, then Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Hon Bruce Golding, appointed a committee of nine persons, including myself and the late Rex Nettleford, to review the system of National Honours and…
Patricia Green | Are residential developments a nine-headed Hydra?
In Greek mythology, Hydra was a gigantic, nine-headed, water-serpent monster with one of these heads being immortal. Herakles [Hercules], the most legendary hero, was sent to destroy Hydra. When he decapitated one head,…
Gordon Robinson | Focus on the fundamental question
I suppose I should be happy Constitutional Reform is finally becoming a hot button topic. For me it’s been a hot button topic for 30 years (publicly). Privately, it’s been at the forefront…
Imani Tafari-Ama | Tennessee: flashpoint for racist terror and resistance
April provides a timeline of terror in Tennessee in the United States of America (USA). This tragedy-filled month of memorials includes the Fort Pillow Massacre, enacted 40 miles North of Memphis on April…
Kristen Gyles | TikTok playing ping pong with impressionable minds?
Recently, TikTok’s CEO, Shou Chew, appeared before the United States Congress to address criticisms relating to TikTok’s collection and handling of user data in light of the proposition for TikTok to be banned…
Mark Wignall | Can Holness recapture his glow?
In a parliamentary democracy like Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness draws on him being a vote-gathering avatar. But this must be adequately paired with, or driven by, successful government policy, promises of better…