Commentary

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.

THE EDITOR, Sir:I note Professor Simon Mitchell's observations on the outdated nature of our national geological database that he mentioned in his letter of July 14, 2012 titled 'Jamaica must update its geological database'.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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.

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...