Commentary

The article in The Gleaner of Monday, January 4, 'Church failing Ja', along with that of Sunday, January 3 by Esther Tyson, give us pause to examine how the Church could influence 'the fight against crime'. It's good to see such lively and spirited discussions which, hopefully will be converted into action.

Let us help each otherWith reference to the letter, 'Can't feed them, don't have them' published yesterday, in principle, it is true that if the parents know they cannot afford these children, they should not have them.However, the reality...

I ACQUIRED every technical require-ment qualifying me as Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) governor one Friday night around a domino table.It was five-all in the last six. A win meant untold wealth (J$60). All my dominoes could be played.

It is regrettable that The Gleaner has again found it fit to publish the so-called 'prophetic utterances' of Steve Lyston and his unstoppable band of seers who insist they speak on behalf of the Almighty.

Thank God there were no fatalities or life-threatening injuries among the 154 people on board (passengers and crew) American Airlines flight 331 from Miami that crashed while landing at the Norman Manley International airport in Kingston during heavy...

If the Government's recent hapless handling of its fiscal and taxation policies confirmed anything, it's our argument of Jamaica's urgent need of a revolution, not the class conflict of the calcified left-wing ideologues, but a radical overhaul of its public...

We have now entered the final year of the first decade of the 21st century.

The Church in Jamaica is the most powerful non-governmental organisation in this nation.

The police operation which resulted in the deaths of four men and the capture of 10 high-powered weapons earlier this week confirms that the roughly four-year war being waged on the guns-for-drugs trade with Haiti is far from over.

The Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI) tried Greg Chappell who tried Edward de Bono's creative thinking approach and his 'Six Thinking Hats'. They tried positive thinking. They tried psychologists from Australia and the West Indies. They experimented with new fielding, batting and bowling coaches.

The new year usually brings with it strong feelings of optimism. We expect that things will be better than last year. The only thing is that time doesn't stop, nor do the circumstances of the old year just ended at the stroke of midnight....