Commentary

With the upcoming US presidential election, all eyes are again focused on the United States of America. Regardless of who the victor will be, there are still dark days ahead financially before things get better. Every country benefits from the USA...

On Wednesday, October 10, 2012, The Gleaner's Letter of the Day challenged me to "put up or shut up".

The positive news is that rather than downgrade, Standard & Poor's (S&P) maintained its B to B- ratings on Jamaican government bonds. What is not so good is that S&P told creditors that its outlook for Jamaica was negative.

Stories of the accomplishments of Jamaica's national heroes are threaded throughout our colourful history, and we expect that they will be told over and over during the coming days as the nation pays homage to its heroes past and present.

FOR TODAY'S trivia, I want to tell you about my 'pothole' observation. I have leafed through Vision 2030 online but seem to have missed the mention of one of the main indicators that we will have at last reached our destination: the large-scale reduction of potholes.

On Friday, October 5, 2012, I was driving towards Lakes Pen on my way to work when I felt the left side of my vehicle rise in the air and felt a slight impact. Understandably, this was very frightening, and on driving forward, I heard a very disturbing sound from the underneath of the vehicle.

In a few days it will be Heritage Week, when we celebrate those aspects of Jamaica we value, those we inherited from our forebears, and wish to pass on to future generations.We tend to be so self-centred that we usually think only of things human...

I was very pleased to hear that Edward Seaga had come to the House to meet his familiar friends, and to offer advice. There are many matters that, as a manufacturer in the 1980s, I could mention, such as the removal of export...

THE EDITOR, Sir: EDUCATION MINISTER Ronald Thwaites never fails in his speaking and preaching to us, but he is often found wanting when in taking action to solve our problems.

RECENTLY, A relative of mine graduated from university and wanted to continue with her account at a bank only to be told that her account was dormant and she needs to lodge money to re-activate the account...

THE SPECIAL sitting of Parliament on Tuesday to honour Edward Seaga was a symbolically important move which we hope will help to accelerate the remodelling of the gangs of Gordon House and the way they practise politics in Jamaica....