Reading Time: 5 minutesMP for North Central St Andrew, Karl Samuda is an accomplished politician. He has served for more than four decades and is the only Jamaican politician to win his seat…
Reading Time: 4 minutesNow war with Ukraine likely to escalate to horrific levels We are living in turbulent times. The world has recently recovered from the COVID pandemic, supply-chain woes and hyperinflation. Over…
Reading Time: 3 minutesJamaican roads have earned a reputation for testing drivers’ patience and skill, but the state of the nation’s pothole-ridden streets is no laughing matter for those who bear the brunt of the damage. From gaping craters to unexpected ‘mini-rivers’, navigating the island’s roads has become a challenge that some describe as ‘survival of the fittest’ — or rather, the most road-fit.
Reading Time: 7 minutesEditorial note: The Global South Media and Think Tank Forum took place in São Paulo, Brazil, last week and Our Today was there to cover it. Dr Jia Yu, director…
Reading Time: 4 minutesThose of us at a certain age, from a certain generation rooted for Mike Tyson in his Netflix fight with Jake Paul. We all have those moments when we feel…
Reading Time: 8 minutesIt started with a disruption at the posh Royalton Hotel in Negril three weeks ago. By early last week, it was everybody’s business that the contagious industrial action disease had…
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Maria Greenland As the world gathers at COP 29 all eyes are on the potential of countries to reach the critical goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C in the…
Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter years of struggling with water shortages, residents in three water-scarce communities in Joao Camara, a municipality in Brazil, finally celebrated the arrival of a life-changing solution. In February last…
Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Rohan A Grant, JP The Jamaican government’s recent efforts to improve road infrastructure are a promising step forward and must be commended. With plans to renovate over 2,000 roads…
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe rain storms brought about by tropical Rafael highlighted, yet again, the shortcomings of Jamaican roads. The roads are poorly constructed and do a disservice to Jamaicans who traverse them….
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe politics of potholes Incredibly, the nation heard claims by Prime Minister Andrew Holness last Wednesday that the disgusting pothole-filled roads that Jamaicans are up against were the work of…
Reading Time: 5 minutesMakhulu Jamaicans lining in hundreds at the US Embassy in Kingston tells the story. It would not be outrageous to say the majority of people in Jamaica covet living in…