Arthur Williams was right. Horse racing, he argued, "is not part of the core business of government". Yet, Jamaican governments, including the one of which Mr Williams was a member when he made that observation two years ago...
Ah, the joys of being middle-class. I get to eat at fancy restaurants every so often, sheepishly muttering names of foods and wines I can barely pronounce, fearful of alerting the waitress to my complete lack of culinary sophistication...
We are mere days away from the start of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season and the stalled Palisadoes Shoreline Rehabilitation Project is worrisome, to say the least...
The quarterly comedy act starring our BOJ governor reopened on May 9.During January's show, Gov said: "Domestic inflation is projected to be in the [1.0-2.0% range] for the March quarter ...
In their understandable frustration over their inability to compete with Trinidad and Tobago in regional markets, including at home, it is the wont of Jamaican manufacturers to lash out at Port-of-Spain and/or demand protection from its products...
I read with interest the edited version of a speech made by Member of Parliament Paul Buchanan in support of Mike Henry's call for reparations that was published in The Observer on May 10...
Here we go again. I had been sitting placidly in my car, motionless for a while, since the traffic lights at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Molynes Road were taking forever to change back to green...
Each year, since 2005, World Hypertension Day is observed on May 17. The theme for this year is 'Healthy Lifestyle - Healthy Blood Pressure'. High blood pressure (hypertension) is described as a modern epidemic...
There is a tinge of irony that Jamaican firms should be advised to follow the example of Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL). Which, in part, is what Milton Samuda advocates for those who claim to be victims of unfair trading practices in the Caribbean Community...
Last week, the French and Greek governments became the latest to take the hit for their mishandling of the economic crisis. When he was elected president of France in 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy made no secret of his fondness for billionaires...
With regards to the recent exposing of information in the media concerning the long-standing abuse of our children, I want to congratulate those media representatives for bringing to the fore a pertinent issue that needs to be addressed with great fervency....
Increasingly, over the years, the criminal justice system of this country has come under greater scrutiny by those who participate in it or those who have been affected by it.
Three days after the student protest at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, over the administration's firm response to the non-payment of fees, I had a most unsettling experience in the examination room for my Reggae Poetry course.
If I were writing a 'brief' history of warfare and sought to uncover the truth about the relationship between underwear and violence, I would start with the 'Boxer' Rebellion of 1898-1901.
The Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA) commends Robert Lalah for using his column to begin the much-needed conversation on customer service in Jamaica in The Gleaner of Monday, May 7, 2012.
I have been travelling internationally for the last 15 years and have, on several occasions, received invitations to live and work in a number of countries to which I have sojourned.
After reading a couple of articles from the Gleaner BlackBerry application on May 9, 2012, the reality of the state in which the country has found itself has become more evident.
As a former telecoms executive, I am concerned with the implications of the Emergency Telecommunications Act, as it relates to tax revenues for Jamaica.
