Commentary

I have never seen the benefit involved in voting as, in my opinion, persons who get the majority votes or seats are not necessarily the best choice for the country. Even with mechanisms like the Electoral Commission in place to facilitate free and fair polls...

Last week's general election in Guyana, with its resultant hung Parliament, has put that country in unaccustomed territory which, we believe, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must be prepared to help it chart.

I have been increasingly struck by how uncivil a society Jamaica has become. This has come home to me in a very stark way after visiting various secondary schools over the past weeks. The behaviour of many of the children is what we see adults display on the roads and in public places and, unfortunately, what we even observe in Parliament.

We welcome the announcement that the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) intends to take action against political parties for posters, banners, flags and other paraphernalia displaying in public spaces.

THE EDITOR, Sir:The national debates will certainly be very interesting.

On November 25, the UK Guardian carried an article titled 'The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy'. Naomi Wolf, author of the article, captures the feelings of the '99 per cent' ...

Sprinter Steve Mullings has been banned for life.It was widely expected, especially after having been given a two-year ban seven years ago for having elevated levels of testosterone in his body...

FORMER WEST Indies captain Christopher Gayle is in Zimbabwe playing T20 cricket while the West Indies team is touring India playing one-day cricket...

THERE IS every indication that the upcoming election will be peaceful. An election is one of the blessings of a democratic society and we should guard it well. This optimistic view is informed by the sounds...

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) have been working overtime in the political gym to get themselves fit and ready for what will be an intensely contested political race.Recent polls suggest that the JLP has clawed back...

Justice Lennox Campbell's decision last week to release, without condition, four men whose murder case had lingered for 11 years, without going to trial, has excited significant debate.However, this newspaper appreciates the judge's action as a signal...

There may have been mild disagreements over degree, but there could be no question about the consensus among academics and societal leaders, who discussed the matter at The Gleaner's headquarters last Friday that Jamaica's economy is in crisis....