Your guest columnist Patrick White, in his article of Sunday, July 13 ('Taliban Church spewing hate against gays'), thinks it necessary to try to discredit the Christian Church in his effort to defend homosexual conduct and gay marriage.
There are 12 signs in the Shengxiao, or Chinese zodiac, each linked to an animal. The Rat is the first animal in the cycle, and it is followed by the Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig in that order.
Years ago when the GSAT examinations came into existence, the then minister of education suggested that the exorbitant prices the teachers were charging for extra lessons would be eliminated. Also, the minister said the syllabus for the various subjects would be taught during regular-school hours.
If it were not so sad, it would be laughable how often the Government and its various spokespersons and institutions speak about a 'growth agenda' for Jamaica, while other agencies under its control indulge in practices that have the exact opposite effect on anything that could remotely resemble a growth agenda.
From all indications, Jamaica will miss the Millennium Development Goal of achieving universal primary education by the target date of 2015, but it has been presented with an opportunity to do something really innovative for its future adults by the Young Entrepreneurs' Association of Jamaica.
The National Gallery of Jamaica is a key institution in the area of high art culture and its communication locally and abroad. The Gallery preserves art, educates children and adults, and researches and produces brochures and catalogues for publication that have accompanied its exhibitions over the years.
For the last few weeks, the news has been punctuated by instances of bush fires getting out of control, National Water Commission (NWC) taking drastic action to prevent illegal water connections, and weather reports of this being the hottest summer in history.
If it were not so sad, it would be laughable how often the Government and its various spokespersons and institutions speak about a 'growth agenda' for Jamaica, while other agencies under its control indulge in practices that have the exact opposite effect on anything that could remotely resemble a growth agenda.
From all indications, Jamaica will miss the Millennium Development Goal of achieving universal primary education by the target date of 2015, but it has been presented with an opportunity to do something really innovative for its future adults by the Young Entrepreneurs' Association of Jamaica.
There are 12 signs in the Shengxiao, or Chinese zodiac, each linked to an animal. The Rat is the first animal in the cycle, and it is followed by the Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig in that order.
Years ago when the GSAT examinations came into existence, the then minister of education suggested that the exorbitant prices the teachers were charging for extra lessons would be eliminated. Also, the minister said the syllabus for the various subjects would be taught during regular-school hours.
Your guest columnist Patrick White, in his article of Sunday, July 13 ('Taliban Church spewing hate against gays'), thinks it necessary to try to discredit the Christian Church in his effort to defend homosexual conduct and gay marriage.
For the last few weeks, the news has been punctuated by instances of bush fires getting out of control, National Water Commission (NWC) taking drastic action to prevent illegal water connections, and weather reports of this being the hottest summer in history.
The National Gallery of Jamaica is a key institution in the area of high art culture and its communication locally and abroad. The Gallery preserves art, educates children and adults, and researches and produces brochures and catalogues for publication that have accompanied its exhibitions over the years.
In the 1990s, the Patterson administration had a big idea for the transformation of Jamaican schools, affording secondary students equality in the education they received.
The World Cup is over and the post-mortems are coming in thick and fast. Lionel Messi's ears must be ringing. All the post-World Cup discussion seem centred on him. Despite his pedigree and status as one of the greatest players ever...
THE EDITOR, Sir:Once again, Mining Minister Phillip Paulwell has issued threats to UC Rusal, the Russian company which owns Alpart in Nain, St Elizabeth, and Kirkvine in Williamsfield, Manchester.Said Mr Paulwell as reported in The Gleaner of Wednesday,...
For more than 20 years in this column, I have railed against police brutality and extrajudicial killings by agents of the State, but I can't honestly say that I have ever been taken seriously by those in authority...
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Lionel Messi, Argentina's football captain, led his team to the finals of the World Cup against Germany, which ended goalless after full time with Germany winning in extra time.
It is refreshing to hear that Jamaica's "economic outlook is improving" and that "growth has picked up, unemployment has declined, [and] inflation has been brought under control"....
The fate of 'FATCA' now hangs in the balance. Arranged to be a January 2014 regulation, it is now a July-planned regulation, ostensibly to give the FFIs (Foreign Financial Institutions) time to get their house in order...
Peter Bunting was too clever by half. So, he delivered a statement to Parliament on the Owen Ellington affair that was obfuscatory and disrespectful...
What a contrast between the July 14, 2014 letter from M. Browne ('Gay rights are rights for all'), characterised by love, compassion and respect for others, and those in the same edition from Verna Gordon Binns ...
