Commentary

Usain Bolt's loss to Yohan Blake in the 100 metres and 200 metres races at the national athletic trials has, understandably, raised concerns among many Jamaicans. But Bolt, the world record holder and the Olympic champion in both events...

Teachers' concerns about the possible negative effects of long summer vacations on student learning deserve to be fully explored because there is sufficient research to confirm that this is a problem that educators...

We give Angela Brown Burke, the chairman of the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC), the capital's local government, the benefit of the doubt.The city's problems may be so complex and intractable that three months is insufficient time for us to...

The light flickered, then everything went dark.Drat! Another power cut. It was the third time in three days last week that I found myself sitting in pitch-black misery wondering...

After three days of talks with Jamaican political and private-sector leaders, Irwin LaRocque, secretary general of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), was convinced that there is no threat of Kingston walking out of the regional union...

In response to the global economic crisis and our deplorable fiscal condition, both the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and People's National Party (PNP) governments have taken unprecedented decisions.The JLP, often accused of pandering to wealthy business...

We are into the hurricane season, and because successive governments have not dealt appropriately with the perennial problem of squatters occupying areas vulnerable to disasters, as well as widespread building-code violations, soon we will probably hear...

We are firm in our position that the oversight panel appointed by the transport and works minister, Omar Davies, to help review and manage three large infrastructure projects to be negotiated with, and completed by,

Last Sunday evening, a binghi was convened on the sandy ground of the Shaare Shalom synagogue, located downtown at the intersection of Duke and Charles streets.

Wow! Adam proclaimed.

My recent visit to the island was made more delightful and purposeful with the just-concluded Miss Jamaica World 2012 pageant. All Jamaica will celebrate not only the diversity of the contestants this year, but the choosing of an exceptional young lady to represent Jamaica.