For decades, our health system benefited from physicians trained in Burma, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Ghana, Hungary, India, Latin America, Nigeria, Russia, the UK, and the United States. Their children sat in our classrooms and their parents were among the most trusted doctors of our families. No one questioned their competence. Why then the sudden disdain for Jamaican youngsters graduating with Chinese diplomas? Is it because they did not enter medical school with enough

A hypothetical government programme to install a minimum capacity of 150 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload speeds in every Jamaican household would not be a mere infrastructure upgrade; it would be the foundational act of a profound national transformation, catalysing economic growth, social equity, and democratic renewal. High-speed, reliable internet is the central nervous system of modern commerce. For Jamaica, this would unlock several tiers of economic potential...

Wayne joined the T&T Police Service, graduating at the very top of his class, and serving faithfully in some of the most dangerous zones of North Trinidad. Roughly 30 years ago, he heeded God’s call to full-time ministry and took up the pastorate of a Nazarene congregation in Laventille, one of the most crime-plagued, drug-ravaged, gang-controlled, and economically underprivileged districts in the country. There was no fanfare or applause.Yet for 30 years, Wayne gave his

In many congregations that proudly wear the labels “Bible-believing” or “Spirit-filled” we now see Jesus’ name being used to justify: • Nationalist agendas that criminalise foreigners and asylum-seekers; • Uncritical loyalty to leaders who embody greed, cruelty, or deceit; •Hostility to science, learning, or reform, all waved away as “worldly”; • Prosperity gospel peddling, now bordering on spiritual racketeering. Such distortions of faith are not rare. They are daily

🎤How should the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) proceed if it is serious about liberating the country from decades of monopolistic inefficiency and fossil-fuel dependency?

If the Record Fails, the Student Falls. Across Jamaica’s and CARICOM's high school landscape, there are all too many brass-faced counterparts: institutions that prioritize trophy-winning quiz teams and sporting accolades plus strange and unjust peculiarity over student growth, masking indifference with performative achievement while leaving genuine learning and compassionate upliftment behind. One might expect that a national education review— would spotlight the glaring weak

Last Sunday's  compelling Gleaner editorial reflecting on MAGA's coercing impact on American academic freedom prompted me to revisit and refine my original proposal. With A-QuEST having mentored/coached 11 Rhodes Scholars and over 1,300 PhDs and other doctorates (overwhelmingly drawn from my A-QuEST International Students educated in the USA) over the past 45 years, and, significantly, with Jamaica and CARICOM facing Haiti's urgent capacity-rebuilding needs, now humbly offer

Accountability must be swift. As with a surgeon lancing a wound, credible allegations- whether nepotism, enrichment, or abuse-must trigger immediate action. Delay breeds suspicion, silence breeds cynicism. Reports from the Auditor General and Integrity Commission must not be ignored. Consequences must follow, or investigative institutions become ceremonial, and public faith withers.

On behalf of A-QuEST and personally, I extend our heartfelt condolences to Miss Gayle's family and loved ones during this profoundly sad tim

Six Tons Of Evidence: Eric Chu Nap Kee facing a less festive audience after court sentencing; wife pleads for clemency fromconfirmed executi

The JAM state was once envisioned as a shield for the vulnerable & a ladder for the ambitious. Let's reclaim that vision before it slipsaway

Embracing the beauty of natural hair is a celebration of identity and heritage, a sentiment echoed powerfully by Andrea Barnes in Monday's..

Immaculate Conception High School, Westwood, and Titchfield High have caused significant harm to some of Jamaica’s brightest female students

Are we unwittingly sabotaging the future of one of our brightest sons, Dr Clarke, by dilly-dallying with UWOs and legislative reforms?...

Of late, Delroy C., Pearnel C. Jr., & even BG's Child have been gulping down muddy elephants & straining out juicy sandflies in plain sight.

Patchy policy, born of scattered thinking in a reactive, dramatic, and violent milieu, rarely yields a cohesive strategy.

Ealane and Naila, two precious gems of my A-Q life...

The urgency of Earth's current needs demands green energy solutions, ensuring that SIDS can thrive without compromising env. integrity.

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