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Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

I am happy to be able to say that for many years I have always received excellent treatment at Cornwall Regional Hospital for myself and others that I have taken there, whether in emergencies or when admitted to the wards.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The die has been cast and the outlook is forecast to be overcast, if not outright gloomy. The ominous clouds of austerity line the national horizon. The heavy showers of austerity are sure to come, and the flooding which it is set to yield seems set to inundate and dislocate the most vulnerable within the Jamaican society.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The Horror of Dracula had come to the cinema in our little town of Siparia in South Trinidad, a long walk through a pitch-black playground (or 'savannah', as we called it) to and from my home. Even the poster with Count Dracula holding a woman in white in his arms, and the menacing background featuring a distant castle, was scary, but not enough to dissuade me from wanting to go to the movie.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

There is one rule for regular Jamaica and one rule for the Mona Commons of Jamaica. For those who are not familiar, Mona Commons is a sprawling squatter settlement directly in front of University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and is a symbol of the epidemic of anarchy Jamaica is facing.

Published:Saturday | June 2, 2012 | 12:00 AM

It's an open secret that some of the most egregious breaches committed on our nation's streets are carried out by operators of public passenger vehicles. Many treat red lights as suggestions instead of orders, disregard pedestrians' right to use the road, and are known to let off passengers in the middle of busy streets.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Roger Clarke bellowed in Parliament on Wednesday.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

That Jamaica is in deep financial crisis is not in dispute.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

I hope the Jamaica Football Federation Federation is taking heed.

Published:Friday | June 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

In Jamaica, the debate continues about the status of Patois.

Published:Thursday | May 31, 2012 | 12:00 AM

PETER PHILLIPS has been insisting on the need to recalibrate the national conversation in the hope of countering the pervasive distrust in the society and edge to broad consensus on important issues of development.

Published:Thursday | May 31, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Some days ago, I read an interesting letter written to Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson concerning the disgraceful service that many persons have been receiving at the Cornwall Regional Hospital.

Published:Thursday | May 31, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Tax electricity across the board, remove tax on basic necessities and reduce PAYE. That way, you are sure everyone pays.

Published:Thursday | May 31, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Last week, Dr Peter Phillips made his maiden Budget presentation as a minister of finance. The speech was a clear narrative with appropriate illustrations on the micro level about Miss Myrtle.

Published:Wednesday | May 30, 2012 | 12:00 AM

I watched Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips' Budget presentation last Thursday.I didn't actually hear most of it, since, at that moment, I had more pressing matters to attend to: namely, sitting in a barber's chair with clippers shrieking in my ear...

Published:Wednesday | May 30, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Peter Phillips has an interesting analogy for the various interests that have, over the past week, expended much energy attempting to push back tax measures that affect them.It is a bit, the finance minister suggests, like a family in a home...

Published:Wednesday | May 30, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Further to the various articles in The Gleaner, I wish to propose the following:1 The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) should continue to be responsible for the distribution of power islandwide...

Published:Wednesday | May 30, 2012 | 12:00 AM

There are great grounds for scepticism about the 2012-2013 national Budget because there seems no way out for a country with increasing unemployment, a soaring debt-to-GDP ratio and appalling living...

Published:Tuesday | May 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

After the gas riots of 1979, 1985 and 1999, which real Jamaican doesn't smell a little tyre-burning smoke around difficult budget times?So I got to thinking about national character when reading Gwynne Dyer's informative piece in the May 17, 2012...

Published:Tuesday | May 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

It's said great players don't necessarily make great coaches.True. It isn't even necessary to have played the game at international level to be a great coach. But, it's also true that ordinary top-level players...

Published:Tuesday | May 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Audley Shaw, the shadow finance minister, can pull out the tried, tested and easy formula to raise rousing cheers when he speaks in the Budget Debate in Parliament today.He need just, in populist fashion, criticise the $19.3-billion tax package proposed...

Published:Tuesday | May 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Below is a discussion on energy between Citizens United to Reduce the cost of Electricity (CURE) and an international energy expert on energy issues important to Jamaica.Q.

Published:Monday | May 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Last week's revelation that I'll have to fork over more money to the Government for vehicle fitness and registration has made my daily journey to and from work since then a lot more distressing...

Published:Monday | May 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

In observing the dispute between the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) and the minister of transport, works and housing, I must admit that I am somewhat befuddled...

Published:Monday | May 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Recently in London, I gave a public lecture on the topic of technology and development.It took place in Shoreditch, a lively and bohemian community in the eastern part of the city. Filled as it is with lots of young entrepreneurs...

Published:Monday | May 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Peter Phillips, the finance minister, is right about the folly of chasing mirages - his apt characterisation of the idea of a voluble handful of commentators that the Government dump loads of cash into the economy to stimulate growth...

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