Senator Ruel Reid, in his first major intervention in the Senate, has exemp-lified the major weakness of the Jamaican political class: They dabble in social analysis, but are weak on prescriptive solutions....
1. Reggae Valentine - the love playlist. In honour of Reggae Month 2014, we've created this special Valentine's Day playlist, featuring some longtime and current odes to love.
Jamaica's stint in the 2014 regional 50-over tournament came to an ignominious end on Thursday when they were humbled by Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals.
It is unfortunate that Ed Bartlett, the shadow foreign minister, couldn't entirely restrain himself from jumping into Tuesday's parliamentary brouhaha over the foreign travels of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and other members of her...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I feel compelled to respond to the Letter of the Day entitled 'Hands off our genitals' by Paul Jennings in The Gleaner of Monday, February 10, 2014...
Recently, before a football game, a friend was adamant that Man-dela did not treat Winnie, his ex-wife, properly because he left nothing in his will for her...
Published:Wednesday | February 12, 2014 | 12:00 AM
The average parents of children at primary school in Jamaica need help. They're being blamed for the poor performance of students in public schools who took GSAT in 2013...
Published:Wednesday | February 12, 2014 | 12:00 AM
That not much has been made in Jamaica of the death this week of Stuart Hall should not, maybe, be surprising. After all, Professor Hall was 82 and had not lived here for 63 years....
Published:Wednesday | February 12, 2014 | 12:00 AM
On February 14, women all over the world will be taking to the streets in support of the 'One Billion Rising' campaign to protest against violence against women.The one billion is a number extrapolated from poll data which show that one woman in three...
I write in respect of the communication-task aspect of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). I am now what is popularly referred to as a GSAT mom, as my daughter is now preparing for the March 2014 exams...
Last night, I couldn't get to sleep at all, worrying about reper-cussions to the 50 per cent of the electorate who don't vote should Everald Warmington somehow find himself in a position of real power.The old ball and chain assured me this has as much...
We agree with Audley Shaw's call for the finance minister, Peter Phillips, to review a decision by the PetroCaribe Development Fund to bolt from offices at the Development Bank of Jamaica to new premises elsewhere in New Kingston, reportedly at more...
After nearly being lynched over his 'Tessanne-mania' column last week, Keiran King has jumped from the frying pan into the fire. His advice: Don't buy the hype. Talk of cute, cuddly kids is all propaganda.
No news, they sometimes say, is good news. But not in this case. Indeed, we are concerned that the issue has gone so quiet - that is, the matter of the leave entitlement of teachers, which costs taxpayers so much money ...
I am a gynaecologist. When some men are introduced to me and are informed of my occupation, they remark, tongue in cheek, that I work where other men play.
Davon Crump's inability to find workers who speak languages other than English for his Montego-based call-centre operation is in line with a broader trend in Jamaica's labour market demanding action from...
'Black' History Month is celebrated in February annually in the Americas. Great importance is placed on the colour of our skin, even though it's only a result of natural selection...
I write in response to an article titled 'Simpson lawyer puts Wright, JADCO under scrutiny', which was published online in the Jamaica Gleaner on Thursday, February 6, 2014.The writer, Leighton Levy, noted that Ms Simpson's lawyer questioned...
In three weeks, 'the greatest show on earth' will roll round the Port-of-Spain Savannah in colourful splendour. Masquerade and bacchanal will abound as in two days of unrestrained ecstasy, revellers will gorge on grog and wine themselves into frenzy.
