Jamaican reggae musicians like Bob Marley and Peter Tosh have long been credited with establishing the love of reggae music in Ghana some 50 years ago. Their influence is strongly felt today as…
Gordon Robinson | Apologies for slavery
So the owner of The Guardian issued a sincere apology for the newspaper’s founders’ role in transatlantic slavery. This wasn’t caprice. It came after extensive research into links between founder John Edward Taylor…
Lance Neita | Bauxite industry: The way to consensus
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,…
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…
Mark Wignall | LGBT misunderstanding and hate linger
In 1976, one of the hottest, upmarket nightclubs on Knutsford Boulevard was the Jonkanoo Lounge in what used to be the multistorey Sheraton Hotel. One Wednesday night, I was travelling solo as I…
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…
Remittance via digital wallets top US$1m year to date
Nearly eight thousand remittance transactions have been recorded since the start of this year via two digital wallets approved so far by the Bank of Jamaica, the central bank has said. One of…
Banking on land for financial security
At no time is it more evident how desperately Jamaicans love to own land than after the death of an individual who owns even a small lot, with or without buildings thereon, when…
Cedric Stephens| Synchronising fire service with high-rise trend
Is the rate of construction of high-rise buildings surpassing the capabilities of Jamaica’s fire brigade and prevention services? According to the National Fire Protection Association, “high-rise buildings present several unique challenges not…
Shadowy brokers walk off with billions in Venezuelan oil
One start-up lists as its address a small home in a working-class district in Venezuela’s capital whose owner has never heard of the firm. Another is a Hong Kong-based shell company created in…