There are likely no more memorable scenes in Jamaica’s history of memorable scenes than the ones provided by the occasion of Jamaica’s Independence in 1962. The Gleaner, as it has always been, was there. This is a production independent...
As we listen to the Independence message from Jamaica’s ninth Prime Minister, the Honourable Andrew Holness, it may be interesting to look at the similarities to another message of similar ilk. Jamaica’s first Prime Minister, Sir...
At 59 years old maybe you can forgive some of the young among us for not understanding how far the little island of Jamaica has come as an independent nation. However, the pride of the occasion can be used as a sort of reminder. After all, you can...
The site of the raising of the national flag and the lowering of the Union Jack was scheduled to be Jamaica’s National Stadium and 59 years ago on August 4, it was ready. Since then the National Stadium has been witness to a number of...
Just one day before what would become the date of Jamaica’s independence, still some 14 years away, the island was made proud at the Olympic Games thanks to the exploits of two Jamaican 400-metre runners, one Sir Arthur Wint, the other Herb...
Northern accents face being wiped out by 2066, linguistic experts have said. Phrases such as 'Eeh bah gum' and 'howay pet' could become obsolete in the next few decades as southern words spread across the country. Experts say that...
Pilots in Los Angeles were warned after a possible sighting of a man flying a jetpack in the area. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that a pilot contacted air traffic control on Wednesday (28.07.21) to report the strange...
A parrot has ruffled feathers with her burping, farting and raving. Chickenhawk has become a hit on the social media platform Snapchat as she speaks in a thick Glaswegian accent. Ryan Cannon adopted the bird six years ago and is amazed by how much...
A man in China inserted a live eel into his backside to cure his upset stomach. The unnamed patient had been struggling with constipation and decided to try out a "folk remedy" by placing the live animal inside his body. Instead of...
An Olympic swimmer claims that ripped trunks cost him the chance to break the world record. Hungary's Kristof Milak won gold in the 200m butterfly at Tokyo 2020 but says the opportunity to better his own world record vanished when he suffered...
WASHINGTON, DC – Anyone who risks a visit to Canada these days needs to take care. Canadians are threatening six months in jail, and up to $750,000 in fines, for disobeying testing and quarantine rules upon arrival. In the United Kingdom, the...
CAMBRIDGE – During the four decades of the Cold War, the United States had a grand strategy focused on containing the power of the Soviet Union. Yet by the 1990s, following the Soviet Union’s collapse, America had been deprived of that...
NEW YORK – About half a year into Joe Biden’s presidency, it is time to consider how his administration’s economic doctrine compares to that of former President Donald Trump and previous Democratic and Republican administrations....
PRINCETON – A grim ten-year anniversary last month did not go unmarked. On July 22, commentators around the world duly commemorated the 77 victims of a Norwegian far-right terrorist who detonated a bomb outside the prime minister’s...
HELSINKI – Even as rich countries begin to glimpse the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, developing countries are struggling to contain COVID-19. But there are important lessons from the past year that can help governments to devise...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist’s pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more. Take a look at this week past’s line-up of cartoons as...
A number of editorials this week pointed to serious concerns but one of them, dealing with police misuse of power, was fairly poignant and maybe more worthy of a re-examination than the others. Published July 30, 2021 The police must apologise...
There are questions over whether the Jamaica Constabulary Force fabricated a scenario under which it could arrest a man who had used an online platform to send an expletive-laden message, aimed at Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The man was not...
The fraud case of Ruel Reid has been going on interminably if you ask one of his co-accused, Brown’s Town Councillor Kim Brown. The councillor seems to feel there is no case against her as she has claimed to be anxious to get it out of the...
It seems the Windrush generation who helped England rebuild after World War II will continue to have to fight for every inch of ground they have gained the last how many decades. At every stage, it seems they are struggling, this time, at the hands...
Senior Superintendent of Police James Forbes has had an about-turn regarding a decision never to go back to the Jamaica Constabulary Force. The reason for that about-turn is yet unknown, but he will tell all once he has met with Police Commissioner...
Homeless police since last week are yet to receive some relief even as the Jamaica Constabulary Force hierarchy suggests those officers are to be blamed for their predicament because adequate notice was given to them, as well as the monthly stipend...
The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) saga, where there have been, maybe more than questionable investments in a start-up, speaks to a longstanding problem in Jamaica. The problem of governance has been a sore point and the Prime Minister of...
Jamaica’s treatment of its most vulnerable, the poor, the elderly and children, has always been an area where there can be improvement. But according to a recent report, one of those groups, children, have been coming under increased...
Hope. That is what the 1961 opening of the Palisadoes Airport brought to Jamaica. Norman Manley had envisioned a burgeoning of Jamaica’s tourism product and the need to have an international airport to facilitate that swell. With the growth...
