Commentary

In a Wednesday Business column titled 'PCJ needs a more diligent board' (Gleaner, July 16, 2014), the writer questioned the commitment of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica's (PCJ) board of directors to transparency, accountability and prudence...

I used to get lots of 'beaten'. My father, my mother and my maternal grandmother all believed that sparing the rod would spoil the child, and based on the bombardment of tactile stimuli that they so lovingly gave me ...

This newspaper shares Usain Bolt's concern over the leniency of the punishment given to the US sprinter, Tyson Gay, for his drug cheating, although not necessarily agreeing with the specific comparisons that informed his position.

The recent news story that Jamaica needs public mortuaries but enlists the services of 14 private undertakers across the island reminds me of an experience that I had.After many months of suffering, seeing teams of doctors undergoing batteries ...

This newspaper shares Usain Bolt's concern over the leniency of the punishment given to the US sprinter, Tyson Gay, for his drug cheating, although not necessarily agreeing with the specific comparisons that informed his position.

The recent news story that Jamaica needs public mortuaries but enlists the services of 14 private undertakers across the island reminds me of an experience that I had.After many months of suffering, seeing teams of doctors undergoing batteries ...

There is no question that despite its myriad social and security challenges, India is making leaps in some areas as it prepares for the future.During a week-long visit by journalists, there were more than adequate indicators that the brain of India's...

I hadn't realised that it was already time again for the annual examination of our ethnic anxieties brought on by the Miss Jamaica World pageant and the cross-accusations of a 'pigmentocracy'. It's time to stop this rubbish. My first suggestion is to call a 10-year halt to the pageants. Give us some time to get our bearings.

The Bank of Jamaica intervenes in the foreign-exchange market to prevent an accelerated slide in the value of the Jamaican dollar and the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party declares victory in the devaluation vs fixed exchange rate debate. I really don't get it.

When the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) cricketers roll into the city for their weekend matches, we expect that Chris Gayle, captain of Jamaica Tallawahs, will continue to be dogged by controversy arising from alleged sexist remarks made in Antigua recently.

The Jamaican Government is right in its characterisation of Israel's pummelling of unarmed civilians in Gaza as "disproportionate and indiscriminate" and we support the view of the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay...