Time for rational discourse on CCJ
We have previously called for a new and mature dialogue on Jamaica's participation in the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) with, up to now, no obvious reward for our...

Contradictions and challenges, Gambling in Trinidad &Tobago
This is an abridged version of Dr Roy McCree's presentation at the Policy Conference on Casino Gambling in April 2009 at UWI, Mona.Over the last five years, the subject of gambling in general and casino gambling in particular has emerged as a major...

'The Church will not be silenced'
Sunday racing/gambling is here in Jamaica and the Church can do nothing to stop it. This is the proud boast of the principalities and powers that triumphantly trample on the sensibilities, the culture and the values that have hitherto defined our nation. - Alfred C. Reid

Will local private sector take the risks?
As Jamaica proceeds to finalise a new borrowing relationship with the International Monetary Fund that will also pave the way for increased loan inflows from other multilateral institutions, it will have to commit to a credible... - Dennis Morrison

Aborting women's rights
"If men could get pregnant abortion would be a sacrament." This famous feminist prick (as in sharp point) goes straight to the heart of the current debate about parliamentary reform of Jamaica's backward laws on abortion. - Carolyn Cooper

Caster Semenya: Why, God, why?
The reality of God's child, Caster Semenya, presents us with many questions. Why should God allow an unpopular, uncommon human being to be born in a world that discriminates against those who are 'different'? - Sean Major-Campbell