Their breastbones may well be in danger, but we do not begrudge government officials their chest-thumping over the acknowledged success of events to mark Jamaica's recent 50th anniversary of Independence.The feel-good factor, of course, was compounded...
As the economies of the West trudge along in their ill humour, sometimes falling back into recession, sometimes skirting it, China continues to rise and rise...
We are not surprised that Derrick Kellier, the labour and social security minister, doesn't "see what the fuss is all about".Our shock, which we would have welcomed, would have been if he had understood or cared...
These were by far the most exciting Olympic Games for me. The Jamaican contingent was on a mission to retain the hard-earned track titles from the 2008 Games....
I suppose it would look bad. The leader of the largest organised mass movement of African people in the 20th century disregarded in his country of birth!
Jamaica's amazing athletes have placed a spectacular exclamation point on the golden jubilee of our Independence with their superb performances at the London Olympics.Indeed, there is much for us to celebrate....
The entire diaspora is still excited about the performance of our athletes at the Olympics. Unfortunately, some persons, like former International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive Dick Pound and Olympian Carl Lewis...
It seems like death and funerals have a way with me and Olympic and World Championships 100-metre finals.Readers may recall that in 'Failures and friendships', published August 15, 2010, I wrote about visiting a terminally ill friend (Sybil Christie) in...
As outstanding as Jamaica's 12-medal haul at the London Olympics may have been, it understates the achievements of our athletes at these Games.For instance, on the track, Jamaica had 14 finalists in individual sprint events, in addition to our...
The dismal performance of students in the core subjects of mathematics and English in the 2012 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations is sparking fresh concerns among regional educators....
There is never uncertainty when Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce rockets from the blocks in a 100-metre dash. Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake may get off a bit behind the competition, but they accelerate with such command that the prize is usually theirs. The same, unfortunately, cannot be said for how the Jamaican Government manages the country's affairs, exemplified this week by the confusion over energy policy.
Since Usain Bolt's exploits in London, there has been much debate on his ranking among other world-class sports persons of all time. How does Bolt sit with Ali, Jordan, Woods, Maradona, Pele, Bradman, Federer, or Phelps?
With a level head, Ian Boyne has provided us with an excellent exposition ('Now for an economic Bolt', Sunday Gleaner, August 12, 2012) that reveals Jamaica's economic stagnation at a time when other countries, some much smaller and with fewer resources, have managed to overcome varied disasters to experience growth and prosperity.
When I was a member of the board of the National Solid Waste Management Authority under the previous regime, I enquired why a company owned by the notorious Christopher Michael 'Dudus' Coke received contracts from the agency.
THEY SAY all good things must come to an end. The Olympics is over. It ended too soon. Usain Bolt and Team Jamaica's riveting conquest - four gold, four silver, four bronze medals...
THERE WERE many who gave Usain Bolt the status of legend after running world-record times in the 100m, 200m and as part of the 4x100m relay in the Beijing Olympics...
THE ANALYSTS have been busy with comparative analyses to illustrate the magnitude of Jamaica's 12 medals - including four gold - at the London Olympics.As we noted yesterday, in track and field...
If nothing else, the London Olympics reconfirmed Jamaica's status as a global athletics power, especially in the sprints.Our runners won 12 medals, placed Jamaica third, after the United States and Russia, in track and field events.
I TAKE note of the editorial in The Sunday Gleaner, August 12, 2012, titled 'Food crisis and a disjointed Government', in which your paper made certain statements about the Government and, in particular, my stewardship...
Dennie Quill, ColumnistI heard someone complaining that children had recently been turned away from a library in rural Jamaica because they were not "properly dressed".
