Most people may not have noticed, but there is a common thread linking the deadly Armadale fire, February's big gun find at Munster Road in east Kingston and last week's recovery of a 9mm Beretta pistol on Sunrise...
Now that Jamaica has formally entered into the standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund that is supposedly to benefit Jamaica with a loan of US$1.27 billion, and is expected to trigger an additional US$1.3 billion in loans from the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Caribbean Development Bank and other such multilateral funding agencies....
On the London Underground I once saw an arresting public-service advertisement: "Don't rush to flush if it's only pee!" A strong case was made for consolidating waste in order to conserve water. The average toilet flush consumes approximately 10 litres of water.
Air Jamaica, an integral element of the iconic Jamaica brand for more than 40 years, will disappear soon if the letter of intent signed with Caribbean Airlines is implemented.
Fifteen years ago when Bruce Golding began aggressively to seek the job of prime minister of Jamaica, he didn't merely lodge his application. He also wrote his own job description, accompanied by a business plan for the overhaul of the country.
The Editor, Sir:In response to Education Minister Andrew Holness' suggestion in The Gleaner of February 25 to recruit teachers from abroad, I suggest that we desist from badgering and underrating ourselves.
The Editor, Sir:On February 24, I watched parts of CVM TV's 'Direct' and TVJ's 'All Angles' and was struck by the fact that both programmes were focusing on the...
Coming as it does in the midst of the public discussion of Justice Paul Harrison's report into the Armadale fire, the resignation of Mrs Alison Anderson-McLean as head of the the Child Development...
Give Gomes and Goffe the jobs- Now that Alison Anderson-McLean has 'walked' and the commissioner of corrections is under siege, if both posts are to be filled, I believe that Government should seriously consider appointing Dr Carolyn Gomes or Mrs Susan...
Some years ago, the leadership of the People's Republic of China came to the conclusion that if the Chinese society was to join the industrialised world, the 'iron pot' of traditional approaches, of collective thinking...
Responding to my column last week about the joyful season of Lent, during which we are enjoined to fast, pray and give alms, Ed McKoy writes in The Gleaner of last Saturday:"Taken from Matthew's account of the Sermon on the Mount...
Previous information about the seeming systematic thievery of guns from the police armoury would by itself raise disturbing questions about the management and accountability in the police force as well as deepen the fear...
The 2010 track and field season is now in high gear and Jamaicans are following every race run, every time recorded, every record set.At this time, the athletic world is watching Jamaica through gold-rimmed spectacles and coaches...
In response to a point I made in a recent article, someone named Matt Myford stated that my comparing the media description of the genocide in Rwanda to that in Bosnia was wrong because the number of persons killed in Rwanda...
On the day of Professor Rex Nettleford funeral, Debbion Hyman, teacher at St Hugh's School, wrote 'The Road to Emancipation part 1' (Youthlink February 16-22).
Published:Wednesday | February 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has more than a valid case for urging the administration to promulgate quickly the long talked about land-use policy, including those areas of the country that...
Published:Wednesday | February 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Sports is warDid you know that the Nicaragua-El Salvador war, in which 20,000 people were killed, started over a football game? In fact, Ernest Hemingway, the world-famous writer, who spent so much of his time in Latin America and Spain...
Published:Wednesday | February 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM
The Editor, Sir:Your editorial of Tuesday, February 10, titled 'A lesson for Mr Vaz' is, indeed, a lesson, not only for Mr Vaz but for all your readers on how not to sully the image of a respected newspaper.
THE FORMAL festival concluded a week ago, but another aspect of carnival in Trinidad and Tobago may only now be coming to an end: the 'Ole Mas' that has become the politics of the United National Congress (UNC), the party that was...
La la land is defined as "a state of mind characterised by unrealistic expectations or a lack of seriousness". Incredibly, there's a country that has been existing in such a state for many years...
