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Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Police need to act A St Ann citizen thought he was doing good when he hinted to the police that someone had an illegal gun. They did nothing. It took the man injuring his leg in a careless shot before he was noticed. If the police want citizen's...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Great things come in pairs (they say) and it seems this includes good fashion sense. Today we bring you more highlights of the black-tie gala held at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston that signalled the start of Caribbean Fashionweek. Enjoy!

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator Ruel Reid has said the Government remains focused on ensuring that schools are able to meet their financial obligations.The minister was speaking at the 25th Annual Carlton Alexander Award Dinner...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I read your article, 'Mona madness', in The Sunday Gleaner and can empathise with the Mona residents. But the robberies are not confined to Mona.Several weeks ago, I was in an upstairs room at my house watching TV in the early...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 11:57 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:When I began reading Gordon Robinson's article titled 'Sins of the Church' (Sunday Gleaner, June 21, 2016), I saw where he started off on a wrong premise in relation to the Word of God, the Bible. Man is not born in the image of God...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Q My son is happy with his Grade Six Achievement Test passes, but we have decided to homeschool for religious reasons, at least until ninth grade. He has always gone to prep school. Do you think this will have a negative impact on him?A Please sit...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

On June 12, 2:02 a.m., a 29-year-old American who pledged allegiance to ISIS and whose wife said she believed was mentally ill carried an assault rifle and a pistol into a packed nightclub, killed 49 people and wounded at least 53.It was a...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Pulse Model Agency has made a permanent mark on international fashion. The agency boasts some of the Caribbean's most successful fashion models who, after being thrown into the whirlwind of the fashion, land firmly on their...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Job creation has been identified as a thing so important in Jamaica that the prime minister has seen it fit to hug it up under his bosom. As he should. The difficulty is that in the super Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, the focus has...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AMJovan Johnson

Declaring that transnational organised crime such as arms and drug trafficking remains a "cancer" plaguing the Caribbean, a senior United States military official has said Jamaica remains a critical partner in coordinating the regional response to...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Commissioner Owen Ellington, now pilloried by the Simmons Commission, preparing to carry out his responsibilities on the eve of quelling the Tivoli rebellion, is told by Bishop Herro Blair after his visit to Coke's lair that he (Blair) had some...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

The inaugural staging of the Racers Grand Prix has come and gone. The event was conceived among shouts of "can the country afford it" and "we already have a world-class meet? This column viewed all that as fair comment. The Jamaica International...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:The Church is being characterised as bigot for upholding the same values which built the civilisation we enjoy today. My question to those who promote and support homosexual activities is this: Is the practice of homosexual activity...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Despite the feeble and desperate counter-attacks from embattled national football coach Winfried Schäfer, my calls for his dismissal will not go silent, indeed they will get louder. According to the veteran German this columnist is leading a "witch...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 1:40 PM

THE EDITOR, Sir:There are many who believe religious fundamentalism is really hurting Jamaica. Marlene Malahoo Forte, obviously referencing the archaic buggery laws in Jamaica and displaying her own homophobia and ignorance, ought to know it is not...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

The Bahamas has been earmarked as a hub to trade the Chinese currency, according to Minister of Financial Services Hope Strachan, who announced the initiative as one of several in the pipeline."In recent times, the government of The Bahamas has...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

The month of June has not been a good month for Jamaica's football. The senior team the 'Reggae Boyz' were eliminated from the Copa America Centenario without scoring a goal and our Under-20 youth team was eliminated from World Cup qualification by...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Wellness living requires implementing positive changes in behaviour to improve health, quality of life, prolong life and achieve total well-being. Wellness incorporates seven dimensions that are inter-related.PhysicalPhysical wellness is associated...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Even as we continue to condemn police excesses, we should ensure that the police are educated about how they may lawfully act in response to the increasing lawlessness of our society....

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

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