Published:Wednesday | December 10, 2014 | 12:00 AM
It is ironic that the almost universal criticism of Lloyd D'Aguilar, convener of the Tivoli Committee, for being too persistent in demanding his voice be heard at the west Kingston enquiry is contradicted by the almost universal criticism of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) lawyers for being too aggressive in their questioning.
A photographer captured the look on Alia's face in the pool when she realised that not only had she won the race, but she had equalled the 100m breaststroke world record.
At his last Passover supper, when the disciple Simon Peter objected to Jesus' intention to wash the feet of his followers, including Simon Peter's, the Messiah responded: "Unless I wash your feet, you have no part of Me."
It is a national disgrace that 900,000 Jamaican people should be living in squatters' settlements that are without proper roads, adequate domestic water supply, sewage disposal system and access to municipal services.
It is 15 months since the Government invited requests for proposals for casino licenses integrated in resort developments which, for successful bidders, would also mean licences to operate casinos. It initially received four tenders.
We have the flexi-week (flexi-work) legislation, and we may soon have a 'flexi-noise' legislation if the Noise Abatement Act is amended in favour of those who crave loud and disturbing entertainment at all hours of the day and night and also in favour of those who benefit financially from such events.
After raising alarm about the awful impact of the chikungunya epidemic in St Thomas, battling initially strong denials from Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson and surrogates in influential offices, we are now faced with another disturbing dimension of the epidemic.
A few days ago, a New York grand jury refused to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo after he and other officers were caught on video July 17, 2014 chokeholding an unarmed black man. Eric Garner was heard gasping and saying, "I can't breathe".
A MOSTLY misdirected debate continues over the J$180-million acquisition by National Housing Trust(NHT)of the property in Trelawny where Lennie Little-White used to operate his financially bankrupt heritage attraction called Outameni
I WOULD like to explore three segments – the individual in journalism, the entities in journalism, and the structure of the media industry in Jamaica. In preparing for this speech, I sought the views of participants in media and members of the public.
