Now that the majority of Jamaicans have felt the effects of chikungunya, it is high time that the minister of health make a full report to the nation on the impact the viral fever has had on the public health and commercial life of this country and the overall scope of the epidemic.
Earlier this month, Jamaica launched the Registered Apprenticeship Programme (RAP) in a bid to help create a pool of trained and certified technicians from which employers can satisfy their need for skilled labour.
We note Bruce Golding's declaration of readiness to testify before the ongoing commission of enquiry into the 2010 security operation in Tivoli Gardens, conducted on his orders, ...
Another Sting has come and gone and the headlines are all too familiar: clash getting out of hand, fighting, gunshots fired, stampede, patrons beating a hasty retreat, artiste in trouble with the police.
The Church of England announced the historic appointment of a female bishop last week, a move that comes after 20 years of intense debate since women priests were first ordained. This is an issue that has caused deep wrangling within the Church of England, which is the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
There have been many newsworthy occurrences in 2014. Some have captured the headlines in a dramatic manner but have no shelf life or desirable impact on our country. Others will reverberate for some time to come.
For the first time in more than 30 years, my sister, Donnette, didn't come home for Christmas. I'm not amused. Like the wise men from the East, she always comes bearing gifts.
IN HIS November 16, 2014, article 'The 70:30 Education System', Gleaner columnist and former prime minister of Jamaica Edward Seaga lamented that only 30 per cent of the grade 11 age cohort exiting the secondary education system annually is able to attain the benchmark of passes in five subjects in the Caribbean Secondary School Certificate (CSEC) examination, leaving a significant 70 per cent of the cohort falling behind.
Fidel Castro abolished Christmas in 1969. Three decades later, in anticipation of a visit from John Paul II, an editorial in the state-run newspaper announced that Cubans could have Christmas again.
The Church of England announced the historic appointment of a female bishop last week, a move that comes after 20 years of intense debate since women priests were first ordained. This is an issue that has caused deep wrangling within the Church of England, which is the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
There have been many newsworthy occurrences in 2014. Some have captured the headlines in a dramatic manner but have no shelf life or desirable impact on our country. Others will reverberate for some time to come.
