Teachers are an essential part of every society. They add value to the lives of our children, laying the foundation for the expansion of knowledge. Jamaican teachers have, undoubtedly, contributed...
I really don't understand why The Gleaner has started up again to advertise our high murder rate every single day. We've been there and done that, to little effect. I suppose the editors have decided that dramatic action must be taken to stop the bloodletting.
Industry watchers have been saying it for years. Cuba could become the number one tourist destination in the Caribbean - as soon as the decades-old United States embargo is lifted.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. If wishes were airlines, beggars would fly - most likely on Air Jamaica where the champagne flights and friendly flight attendants were legendary. However, in its 42-year history Air Jamaica lost US$1.24 billion.
Both the People's National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) know the importance of all of us sharing more-or-less the same norms and values.
On the face of it, the decision, as announced by Marco Mazzocchi Alemanni, to withhold computer lab equipment promised to some Jamaican children is understandable, if seemingly harsh.
Remove murder stats - I believe that the daily highlight of the murder stats is a bad idea, and I, along with other people with whom I have spoken, find it is disgusting and serves no purpose other than to influence...
A couple of Thursdays ago, I was pleased with the newscasts of the two main electronic media and how they treated statements by our two main political parties.
Britain goes to the polls today, and in just a few hours, considering the time difference, we will know who is to form the next government - not that this will make a big difference to United Kingdom...
The recent series of Gleaner articles on railway stations across Jamaica written by Mel Cooke gave us a nostalgic review of an important part of our history.A generation of Jamaicans missed out on the thrill and adventures...
At times like this we should focus on what education we offer to our nation's children in an effort to prepare them for life at this time and on this planet.The determined stance of our teachers not to be cornered into playing...
IT WAS simply fascinating to hear a young Kingston mother relate her manoeuvrings over the past week to ensure her child gets enrolled in a good school come September 2010.
There is no doubt that the Palisadoes strip that leads to the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) has been a major concern to this and previous administrations.
I've always believed that in the 1820s, had Don José Carreras Ferrer decided to blend strains of marijuana instead of tobacco, ganja would be legal today.
Indifferent students - Are Jamaicans so naïve that they can't see that some students just don't have any interest in learning? This disinterest certainly stems from various reasons, but the fact is some students are just not interested in learning.
Miss Mary stood still for a few minutes vacillating as she tried to psyche up herself for the task ahead. She replayed her proposed activity several times, but vivid memories of the severe pains that were to come and linger for many days...
The inability of the police to staunch the wave of criminality across the island has induced yet another group of citizens to take the law into their own hands, resulting in the gruesome killing of a would-be thief in a small...
Bill Johnson's ranking of secondary schools based on their performance in math and English in the CXC-CSEC Examinations 2009 has once again been published in The Gleaner's Education 2020.
The island's teachers, currently agitating for salary increases and retroactive pay due to them, are pressing their demands with a planned two-day strike for tomorrow and Tuesday.This agitation is...
For better or worse, the take-over of Air Jamaica by Caribbean Airlines is now a done deal, and speculation about the viability of this combination is about to be put to the test.
This semester, I've been teaching Yann Martel's wonderful novel Life of Pi in an introductory fiction course. Three-quarters of the class still hadn't finished reading the book by the last day of teaching. It was the first novel on the course!
