Commentary

The highly anticipated election to choose the executive of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) is now only a matter of days away...

Universal Children's DayHow much does your child know about his or her rights? How much do YOU know? Learn the rights of the child and discover ways to share these principles with the little people in your...

THE EDITOR, Sir:An open letter to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.I am writing to you in my capacity as a local manufacturer, notwithstanding the fact that I am the deputy president of the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association.

LAST WEEK Tuesday, at a joint sitting of Parliament to honour P.J. Patterson, the country's longest- serving prime minister, the guest of honour lauded the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) of Jamaica as a model of bi-partisanship ...

TOMORROW, PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller is to preside at the resumption of a project to complete a critical and long-overdue bit of public infrastructure: a modern highway between the island's north and south...

No, but I think they are going to push him out because he is not partial to anyone.- Anie_queI would love to hear from the man himself before I can say anything; except the JLP is known for the top to say so and do otherwise.- EkimuriDefinitely.

So the Secrets project in Negril was recently raided by thieves. The news item said bandits made off with an estimated $9 million worth of material from the construction site. How individuals were able to move bulky items like plywood without being observed defies the imagination.

This week, on November 21, is the 40th anniversary of Jamaica's establishment of diplomatic relations with China and our country's enforcement of a one-China policy. Given its timing, there is surprisingly little official hype of, or comment on...

Let's be fair: there does seem to be some sort of pattern here, but it is not very consistent. Five times in Israel since 1980 a right-wing government has called an election WITHOUT launching a complementary military operation...

Last year, The Gleaner put Works Minister Mike Henry's feet to the fire for the deplorable state of many Jamaican roads and urged him to fix them.Omar Davies is now in the hot seat, and we urge residents of pothole-riddled...

Last week, at the conclusion of the Chinese Communist Party's 18th National Congress, seven men stood in Shanghai's Great Hall of the People...

The disquiet caused by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company's decision to ban preaching on its buses is surprising. Who knew so many would have come out in support of the bus-riding preachers?