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Published:Saturday | July 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

It's the Great Water Shortage of 2012, and it is making our Government look like the world's biggest fool! Where is the responsibility of our elected leaders when it comes to our water supply?

Published:Saturday | July 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

We are a nation in a celebratory mood, but the recent report about worrying levels of sexual activity among prepubescent children in Jamaica should inject a sober note amid all the revelry.

Published:Saturday | July 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Big congratulations to CVM TV! Yesterday, the Olympic Games officially started, yet most people in east Kingston will not be able to see it unless they have cable.

Published:Friday | July 27, 2012 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I note Professor Simon Mitchell's observations on the outdated nature of our national geological database that he mentioned in his letter of July 14, 2012 titled 'Jamaica must update its geological database'.

Published:Friday | July 27, 2012 | 12:00 AM

I have not been convinced about this business of a mandatory camp for our senior athletes, especially one that lasted for as long as the current gathering: a week and a half in Birmingham.

Published:Friday | July 27, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Competition has already begun, but the Games of the XXX Olympiad will be formally declared open today. All Jamaica hopes - no, expects - several medals from our countrymen and women who have entered. And it is not an unreasonable expectation...

Published:Friday | July 27, 2012 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Our children are being deprived of educators such as me.I am a vibrant, positive, goal-oriented and objective primary-school teacher who graduated from college more than two years ago.

Published:Friday | July 27, 2012 | 12:00 AM

We agree with the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) that the management of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) should be held to account for the sorry state of the institution and how crudely its patients are being looked after...

Published:Thursday | July 26, 2012 | 12:00 AM

WERE THE company heads American, Zhou Jichang would probably be a household name, well known by many Jamaicans, and his visit to this country last week would definitely have generated a greater buzz.So, too, would have been the memorandum...

Published:Thursday | July 26, 2012 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:THE OLYMPICS are upon us and the country waits with bated breath and anticipation that our athletes will once again do us proud - not just in medals or world-leading performances but in promoting Jamaica to the world by showing high...

Published:Thursday | July 26, 2012 | 12:00 AM

HEAVENLY FATHER, we pray that our island will be blessed at the London Olympics 2012. You have blessed us with a most marvellous group of talented athletes this year. Young, strong of will and desire...

Published:Thursday | July 26, 2012 | 12:00 AM

INSPIRED BY fellow author, Kevin O'Brien Chang, I will select, in this jubilee year, the greatest Jamaican.Sam Sharpe, unlike his fellow national heroes, Paul Bogle and Marcus Garvey, is not revered in music, but based on what he did and the impact he...

Published:Wednesday | July 25, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Today, I formally renounce my 'fanship' of all people and organisations. As a lifelong fan of track and field, perhaps I have picked the wrong time to do this, with the Olympics mere weeks away, but this decision comes after a great deal of introspection.

Published:Wednesday | July 25, 2012 | 12:00 AM

There has probably never been a better time than this bright, sunny, summer day to give serious consideration to the issue of political finance reform...

Published:Wednesday | July 25, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Should athletes be paid for competing at the Olympics?...

Published:Wednesday | July 25, 2012 | 12:00 AM

These days, when the 577 legislators of France's National Assembly gather in Paris, among them is Axelle Lemaire, a strikingly attractive mother of two.Ms Lemaire, 37, was born in Quebec, Canada, to a French mother...

Published:Wednesday | July 25, 2012 | 12:00 AM

What do you think about Deputy Mayor Michael Troupe taking a leave of absence from his office?

Published:Tuesday | July 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Hopefully, Jamaica 50 will focus less on dances and more on learning from Independence icons of national development. These icons could be nominated, then inducted by popular vote into suitable legacy-protecting institutions....

Published:Tuesday | July 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

When I left high school in 1961, our Independence came the following year, and I recall Bustamante's victory over Manley, and the satisfaction and happiness that most Jamaicans felt...

Published:Tuesday | July 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

During the current fiscal year, that is, between April this year and the end of next March, Jamaicans, including many of the journalists of this newspaper, will make an estimated 58 million trips on the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), the bus...

Published:Tuesday | July 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

World headlines are full of the tragic shooting spree in Aurora, Colorado, last week. PhD student James Holmes stepped into the premiere of the Batman movie, sprayed 12 people to death and wounded 58 others...

Published:Monday | July 23, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The purpose of the building code is to regulate building construction in order to protect health, safety and welfare.It controls all aspects of building - materials, exit strategy, fire safety and structural integrity.

Published:Monday | July 23, 2012 | 12:00 AM

We have noted the statement by the industry, investment and commerce minister, Anthony Hylton, that his Trinidadian counterpart, Vasant Bharath, pledged to resolve the issue of Port-of-Spain's supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Jamaica....

Published:Monday | July 23, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Last week, when a suicide bomber boarded a bus in Bulgaria and blew himself up, taking six Israeli tourists with him, he inflamed passions in the Middle East. Israel immediately accused the Iranians, suggesting their Lebanese allies, Hezbollah...

Published:Monday | July 23, 2012 | 12:00 AM

I can't recall hearing a clear and forthright explanation as to why motorists are paying double and compounded taxes on fuel specifically levied to fix our horrible roads, yet very few repairs have taken place...

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