Lisa Hanna, the minister of youth, may have cause to be peeved and to feel personally set upon by the global campaign by rights group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), which characterises this country as a systemic abuser of the rights...
I fully expected the not-guilty verdict in the Zimmerman trial. The entire affair came down to whether Zimmerman felt that his life was in danger, so the jury of six women deemed that he used his firearm in self-defence.
DETROIT, THE United States (US) city that filed for bankruptcy last week, shares many similarities with Jamaica. Both are broke and show their poverty. Both are being forced to take radical action to deal with fiscal crises.
EVERY SPIRITUAL tradition warns its disciples that to achieve either Godliness or happiness, one ought not to pay too much heed to what other people think about you. I suppose that advice would apply to nations as readily as to individuals.
IT'S SO much easier these days to get in and out of Papine Market. Traffic congestion has been significantly reduced. Taxi drivers have been forced to line up instead of sprawling all across the road waiting for passengers. I've taken it upon myself to reason with those few delinquent drivers who refuse to play by the rules and stay in line.
TRAYVON MARTIN may have been as innocent as an angel. The Skittles and iced tea he carried were as harmless as the night's dew. The right of a man with a gun to pursue and shoot him dead was deemed greater than a young boy's right to live. The unmistakable message sent forth was: the mighty, no matter how wrong, are entitled to stand their ground, the weak, even where right, must yield.
THE NORTH AMERICAN developed, industrialised country with a population in excess of 300 million likes to assert their society as one in which all are created equal. The citizens are endowed with certain inalienable rights. That of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
THE EDITOR, Sir:I WISH to make a recommendation to all clubs, associations, coaches and athletes, especially in light of the rash of bad news we have heard coming from Jamaican track and field.
Ja, China friends for the long haulThe following is an article prepared by the Jamaica China Friendship Association.In the last 10 years, China has expanded its relationship with the countries in the Caribbean and Latin American region through increased...
No matter how hard we try to pretend we don't, the truth is that we now have got to be very skeptical of our own athletes and this bothering issue of prohibited substances.I said a few weeks ago that Jamaicans no longer have the moral authority to point...
We are not surprised that there should be some disquiet at Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's proposal for drug testing of student athletes.For the idea, at first glance, can appear intrusive, invasive...
I have never smoked tobacco, or anything else; or at least, I have never inhaled - except second-hand smoke, which I have been forced to breathe, much to my displeasure...
Today, Nelson Mandela is 95 years old, and worldwide this day is celebrated as Mandela Day. This worldwide event commemorates the life and work of Nelson Mandela...
Karl Samuda, the opposition MP, with great clarity, summed up the impact of the recent spate of positive drug tests for leading Jamaican athletes on the global brand.
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has kicked off its yearlong celebration to mark its 70th anniversary.This is not only an ideal opportunity for the party to place in the public domain all of its outstanding achievements over these years...
Perhaps we can now get down to a serious, coherent and fact-based analysis of Jamaica's trade relations with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its membership in the Community.Up to now, that debate has been characterised largely by emotive rants,...
"From its central situation as regards the other West Indian islands and the fact of it being in the direct track between Europe, the United States and the Isthmus of Panama, Jamaica furnishes special advantages and conveniences for trade and commerce...
It is disheartening, as a youngster, when you browse through a list of available, jobs, and a key criterion is 'at least three to five years' experience'. Fresh out of college, where are, you supposed to get three to five years' experience ...
That five more of our athletes - including Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson - tested positive for banned substances is a body blow to Jamaican athletics.It has happened when we are still reeling from the shock of Veronica Campbell-Brown's positive test...
Italian police raided the hotel where Asafa Powell, Sherone Simpson and their Canadian trainer were staying after the two athletes tested positive for banned stimulants.
