What has occurred at the University Hospital of the West Indies and Cornwall Regional Hospital is not an outcome of policy, but more the result of operational management. At the same time, this issue has to be placed in an appropriate context and lesson drawn for the broader management of health care in Jamaica.
Ever so often we are treated with one or two of the same news stories and documentaries about the plight of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people who are homeless in Kingston. Whether it's done by local journalists, foreign...
Recently, Jamaica marked the 150th anniversary of the Morant Bay protest led by Pastor the Rt Excellent Paul Bogle, national hero. Unfortunately, many Jamaicans are not aware of the motivation for, and the implications of, the protest.Scholars...
The principal of St Hilda's High School (a school affiliated with the Anglican Church) revoked the appointment of its head girl. The reason given is that the student is a Jehovah's Witness, and based on her religious beliefs, she would be unwilling...
Damion Crawford's constituency booklet, Straight outta East Rural, details an impressive list of infrastructural achievements and educational initiatives across East Rural St Andrew in his short run since 2011. One quote from the booklet states, "...
Lloyd Barnett is not one to give flippant advice. And certainly not on matters of judicial and constitutional principles, including the potential efficacy of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to the Jamaican society.In that regard, a few things...
K.D. Knight put it succinctly when he used the phrase "that is what democracy is about".The people vote for a Government, and that Government is empowered to take decisions in the best interest of the people.Parliament, as Knight explained, is that...
The success of every secular government or leader depends on how they deal with the government of God. Many believe that their success is dependent on how they relate with other administrations.No earthly king wants infertility. Every leader has to...
Too often have there been times when "I love Yous" and "Thank Yous" go unsaid. Far too often, when it's too late, we express love and gratitude to those who have come into our lives and made us better. Our heroes aren't only the seven painted on...
While we welcome the finding of the Public Defender, Arlene Harrison-Henry, that Jade Bascoe was not only humiliated but that her constitutional right was infringed when she was stripped of the post as head girl of St Hilda's Diocesan High School,...
Published:Monday | October 19, 2015 | 12:00 AMNewton Duncan
The distinguished tropical surgeon Imrie Loefler said, "I would like to be remembered as someone who did good things occasionally and was useful to society." A life spent contesting lethal challenges generates self-effacing philosophy. Sickle-cell...
She lay supine on the examination bed, devoid of all articles of clothing, but covered, by a clean white sheet which draped her trembling body between her neck and her ankles. Tears welled up in her eyes, on...
We share the unease of Dr Andrew Wheatley, who shadows the information technology sector for the Opposition, over the protection accorded under the new cybercrimes bill to private or proprietary information which may be held on devices seized by law...
Jamaica first observed National Heroes Day on Monday, October 20, 1969. It's a day on which we celebrate the contributions and achievements of our national heroes. On National Heroes Day, we also honour outstanding individuals.Our heroes were...
As the election campaign season heats up and the emotions among partisans on both sides of the political divide slip into the frenzy gear, many seem not to realise that their own energy levels, if taken no further than friendly sniping across the...
The elections are in the offerings. Retreat has been held. The prime minister has rested her voice and recharged her soul. The candidate selections are all but complete. Let us engage in what if's.Take a close-up look at the candidates currently...
Richard Byles can be assured of much sympathy, including from this newspaper, for his concern at the uncertainty over when a general election will be called in Jamaica, which, he implies, makes firms tentative about investment decisions. That,...
Last week Sunday, mi go a Stony Gut fi tek part eena di march go down a Morant Bay. Nuff a wi deh deh fi celebrate wa Paul Bogle do 150 year aback, pon October 11, fi lead im people dem outa sufferation. Governor Eyre kill dem...
All eyes were on the pollsters last week, particularly Don Anderson, who published the "party standings". The results have the parties even, with 30 per cent each. It seems the message is abroad that national elections are coming, so people are...
Skeptics among us may well ask why is so much optimism riding on the current 'Get the Guns Campaign' when so many other previous attempts have had only limited success? Police Commissioner Dr Carl Williams may point to the numbers in response. Nearly...
Recently, a colleague returned home from The Cayman Islands, where he worked for a couple of weeks in one of their public hospitals. He regaled us with fabulous details of the hospital and the First-World quality...
One of the most famous movie taglines came from the film Jaws 2. The first movie in the series, the one that contributed considerably to the reputation of Stephen Spielberg, Jaws, was released in 1975 and immediately became the biggest summer...
From time to time, you hear the argument that the national coach "ah fight against" local footballers. Whenever there is a local player who we think should get involved, and who struggles to get in the squad, some of us immediately assume that this...
We don't know how attuned they were to emerging thinking about their sector. If they were, Hopeton Caven and Clive Dobson might have had a sense of vindication about their life's work.Messrs Dobson and Caven died within the past fortnight, aged 80...
The atrocities committed by the military, militia and Maroons 150 years ago this week in putting down the Morant Bay Rebellion were widespread across St Thomas and Portland: 354 persons were executed by court-martial; 50 shot without trial; 25 shot...
