Risky Business At Cross Roads Tax Office

It's bad enough that the government keeps on raising taxes. But to have to suffer to pay taxes is a whole other level of taxing vexation.

Adventist Pastor Promoting Marital Rape Fired

Pastors like Dr Robinson who are stuck in Biblical times when women and slaves were forced to submit to their husbands and masters are victims of centuries of brainwashing that cannot be magically reversed.

Pikni Fi Test Fi See If Dem a Jacket

A one wicked-wicked sinting fi ooman gi man jacket./ A wan wikid-wikid sinting fi uman gi man jakit./ It’s really evil to deceive men about

Towering NHT Apartment Prices Must Fall

The National Housing Trust must return to its primary mission of "providing financial assistance to the most needy." It should leave high-end apartment buildings to private-sector developers who know their market.

Professional Mourning a Dying Art

“Mi a Rasta an some Rasta seh dem nuh deal with death.  But everyone have dem purpose an dem work fi do pon earth.  Well me just simply a do my own.”

‘Talking Gleaner’ Says Pastor’s Death Is a Setup

Despite the popular threat that “informer fi dead,” many recording artistes in Jamaica take their role as media workers very seriously.  They keep their fans informed about the big news of the day, often providing a sceptical perspective on official accounts of events. 

Dem Fi Pay People Fi Vote Fa Vaccine

Di people dem weh a sell vote did well an know seh dem a tek big chance wid dem life inna COVID election./ Di piipl dem we a sel vuot did wel an nuo se dem a tek big chaans wid dem laif ina KUOVID ilekshan./ The people who were selling votes certainly knew they were taking a big chance with their life in the COVID

Finding Our Way Over Many Rivers

Digging up the past excavates a history that some of us would prefer to forget.  Reminders of the terrible abuse African people suffered in this country are seen as divisive.

Joan Clarke’s Easter Promise

Of all Joan’s distinguished accomplishments, it is her legendary Easter bun that many of us will longingly remember.  In her professional life, Joan excelled in the field of quality assurance.  In private life, she skillfully applied that expertise in the delicious science and art of bun making.

Speaking From the Heart and the Head About COVID-19

Over the year and a half of the pandemic, I’ve kept on wondering who is the target audience for the press conferences hosted by the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW). It couldn’t possibly be members of the public who are not fully competent in English.   On April Fools’ Day 2020, Dr Tufton made a...