Commentary

We are not in possession of all the facts and are, therefore, not in a position to declare on the veracity of the claims and counterarguments that threaten to derail this season's National Premier League football competition that is run by the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA).

Re: Editorial re Divestment of Wallenford Coffee CompanyWe write with reference to your editorial 'The slow route to divestment' published in the Monday, September 1 edition of The Gleaner and wish to provide you with the information...

My initial response to The Gleaner's editorial on Saturday, September 6, on the recent surge in road fatalities and the characterisation of the response of the road-safety lobby group (National Road Safety Council, NRSC) as the 'same tired voices...

The controversy over the recent Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fare increases is yet another example of the degree to which the present International Monetary Fund (IMF)-influenced economic environment has narrowed the focus of economic thought in the country.

A week ago, at a service that was part of this newspaper's celebration of its 180th anniversary, Howard Gregory, the Anglican bishop of Jamaica, offered an analysis of the press that should be essential reading for the island's journalists, as well as critical consumers of media.

I'd decided to stay out of the kas-kas over this year's beauty contests. But last week, one of my friends who'd been bugging me about the Miss Jamaica World contest started up again when she saw the Miss Jamaica Universe winner: "Yu mean to seh yu not going to write about it?" What difference would it make? It's the same old tired story.

The grim statistics of 20 road deaths in a week has predictably fired up the road-safety lobby. But without seeking to diminish the seriousness of the situation, we must acknowledge that the voices of the lobby are the same tired ones, offering few solutions to this nagging problem.

Speaking for myself, I deeply regret that Javed Saunja Jaghai last week withdrew his lawsuit against the attorney general of Jamaica for breach of his constitutional rights.

The Ukrainian army is in retreat on every front.

Venture Capital to many persons is a strange, esoteric asset class which is 'needed' by small businesses but which should be good for someone else's portfolio.

Jamaica is known as one of the most homophobic places worldwide. It is no secret that this label bothers a great many of us despite our unwillingness to support initiatives to protect and promote the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Jamaicans.

Javed Jaghai has withdrawn his constitutional motion challenging Jamaica's buggery law.