THE EDITOR, Sir:Writing from the per-spective of a man who considers himself progressive, I found the article 'Are women natural leaders' to be very, very disturbing.
Recently, The Jamaica Baptist Union, at its general assembly held at the Boulevard Baptist Church and climaxing at The National Arena, explored its two-year theme 'Living by Faith'.The faith being mentioned is not so much about the Christian faith...
We welcome the announcement by the leadership of the constabulary that it has been backing, and will continue to fully back, the probe by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), to wherever it leads,...
As a spectacle and showcase of talent, there can be few high-school events anywhere in the world to equal or surpass Jamaica's annual Boys and Girls' Championships...
There are times when I take on the sorrow that I imagine the police commissioner, Owen Ellington, feels whenever news breaks of another civilian being shot and killed under highly controversial circumstances by one of his charges....
The comments attributed to Paula Llewellyn, the director of public prosecutions (DPP), as reported in the editorial of The Gleaner dated March 26, 2014 and captioned 'Resisting temptation', if, in fact, those reports are accurate, are quite...
Two weeks ago on Nationwide, discussing the accuracy of the Bible with poet Mutabaruka, Pastor Conrad Pitkin and journalist Ian Boyne, I said, “It’s not for me to demonstrate that reality is reality...
Apocrypha, that fairy-tale land beyond the clouds, was in a 'talespin'.Corporate customers of Apocrypha's lone electricity supplier, Apocryphan Pilfer, Obscure, Curtail and Lower Your Power Supply Enterprise (APOCALYPSE), impatient of its repeatedly...
As a woman aspiring to make a worthy contribution to the Jamaican society, I found the article titled 'Are women natural leaders?' (Sunday Gleaner, March 30, 2014) quite disheartening...
Our report last week, aimed at getting a sense of the value added that Jamaica's secondary schools provide their students in the critical subjects of math and English, offers the outlines of a workable formula for a system of performance-based...
As a constitutional officer of the court, Paula Llewellyn, the director of public prosecutions (DPP), faces a greater burden than the rest of us to guard its integrity and ensure its legitimacy as a critical pillar of our democracy.
Though Michael Abrahams believes in gay rights, he writes, "It appears that freedom of speech is a freedom that some gay activists only champion for themselves...
Although Keith Noel, former St Jago High principal, concluded differently in his recent article (16/3/14), it is because I read The Gleaner that I was made aware of the "10-13" sports transferees who were not allowed to participate for St Jago at Champs...
MANY PEOPLE are now challenging the existence of God, His deity, His wisdom and even the word of God.At the same time, the world is in a crisis; the ozone layer, the economy, world peace and social systems are diminishing daily.
There is no such thing as gender equality. The notion is, sadly, nothing but an accepted misnomer. Any debate seeking to affirm that males and females are of the same social standing cannot stand up to careful, honest scrutiny.
Last Wednesday, I went for lunch at an upscale restaurant in Kingston. The most appealing item on the menu was a shrimp pasta dish. I still value the food choices of my Seventh-day Adventist upbringing, so I don't eat anything from the sea that doesn't have fins and scales.
This country never fought physical battles to secure its Independence. However, there have been significant periods of intermittent violence, unleashed in an organised manner each against our own. It is painful, searing and, in instances, there have been no rationale to explain this occurrence.
Superintendent Merrick Watson is reporting that over in St Thomas, some parents are pimping out their daughters. "They are literally making money off the innocence of their daughters," he said.
While those high schools that appear in the top tier of the education value-added ranking published by this newspaper last week had reasons to preen, we warn against wild celebrations and urge deeper analyses of the findings to fully determine their message and application.
