Commentary

Two Saturdays ago when Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce demanded the first Olympic-Jubilee-Independence rukkumpance (recompensation and comeuppance) for her hard work, Jamaica erupted in jollification...

Dr Fenton Ferguson, the health minister, would have been taken no less seriously if he had set up a stall in a village square and dispensed snake oil or engaged in three-card tricks.He, instead, decided to set up a task force, and give it the weighty...

Only in America, the land which gave us the permanent campaign, can one speak of the final 100 days of an election campaign as being round the final bend...

The recent murders in August Town - four in one day and two of these, in particular - were indeed a setback, a hard blow to the community-building there, but not fatal...

Jamaica's agricultural output has been in consistent decline since Independence, and there are many reasons for this. Today, at gross domestic product contribution of approximately 6.5 per cent and employment of approximately 18 per cent, Jamaican agriculture...

With all the excitement over the performance of Jamaica's athletes at the Olympics, we would not be surprised if Roger Clarke is unaware of, or forgot about, a collateral event taking place in London today, but to which he, and the Government...

The Olympic Games' impact on productivity is most likely not the kind of subject patriotic, sports-loving Jamaicans would want to contemplate at this time. In fact, it may be considered going against the grain of Jamaican culture to suggest that the attention paid to the spectacular athletic feats of our campaigners in London has sapped productivity in a number of critical areas.

Two days ago, a tragic accident on the Melrose Bypass claimed the life of a Jamaica Teachers' Association executive, depriving our country of a valuable contributor to the education sector. Initial police reports indicated that the victim was travelling downhill in the middle lane reserved for upbound traffic.

There is a story about three Jamaicans working on a construction site near the Olympic Stadium in London who wanted desperately to see Usain Bolt win the hundred metres. They were certain he was going to win, but had no tickets and no money. As the time approached for the event, they became even more frantic.

As we reflect this week on 50 years of political Independence, it is not only the performance of our politicians that we should evaluate, but our own as citizens, and as men and women.If we are honest, we will have to admit that we Jamaicans have not...

I will write other columns in the near future talking about Jamaica's relatively good showing at the London Olympics so far...

RECENTLY, KEVIN O'BRIEN Chang selected his 10 greatest Jamaicans and provided inspirational information. His list included five national heroes, namely Marcus Garvey Paul Bogle Sam Sharpe, Norman Manley and Alexander Bustamante...