Commentary

AS THE Obama administration might have noticed, their man, Joe Biden, the vice-president, was not the star attraction in Port-of-Spain in late May when he visited for talks with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders.That was reserved, a few days later,...

Derrick Kellier, minister of labour, has all but admitted that the Chinese have been boxing bread out of the mouths of Jamaican workers....

Movie star Bolt?Go for it, Bolt; Jamaica will definitely be proud of you.- Cherise Thompson-MartinJamaica ranked 94th on Global Competitiveness Index, poor work ethic a factorSchools defend making auxiliary fees mandatoryJamaicans love too much freeness.

Recently, Earl Thames, United Church minister of religion, gave the Issachar Lecture to a faithful few disciples on the role of the Church in post-emancipation Jamaica.From the beginning, this Rhodes Scholar made it clear that "it was the Church...

The dependence on institutionalisation as an 'effective strategy' to respond to the complex needs of our children, especially those who are most vulnerable, has been a sore for many children and their families and advocates for many years.

George Anthony Hylton is, on paper, perhaps the most educated member of the Portia Simpson Miller Cabinet.Those who bleed purple will say the minister could very well have stopped with his education after attending the great Kingston College

'Tuffy' Anderson in Boyz squadRoadblocks in VCB doping hearingPolicies [need to be put] in place that will empower and accommodate the young people [leaving] the school system, seeking to better themselves.- Joy...

While we hope for more and better particulars from Ruel Reid, the headmaster of Jamaica College (JC), we welcome his approach to public accountability and recommend the principle to other head teachers.Indeed, we suggest...

The Grand Gala was advertised as a family event, and I had children with me there.Luckily, we took flight before Queen Ifrica's performance...

Shaw mustn't lead JLP - WarmingtonLawyer suggests Goat Islands could be US propertyHomosexuals not targeted for violent crime, say expertsWhy don't the old guard sit down? Let some young...

Branding is "the process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the consumer's mind ...".

With Dr assuming the reins of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), and a new school year imminent, I hope we'll also see a new approach to the teachers' union's leadership....