Commentary

Social networking is what some information technology academics consider to be a disruptive technology or having disruptive impact, rendering existing products, services and business models obsolete.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has defined occupational health as a multidisciplinary activity aimed at the protection and promotion of the health of workers by preventing and controlling occupational diseases and accidents.

We, the residents of Spring Village, express our disgust over the state of the major road leading to our community. The road is in a deplorable condition, and with the hurricane season still on, it promises to get worse.

Last Wednesday, I found out what a 'sherpal imperative' is. I had taken my wife to the doctor (even though she can drive) and chose to wait for her, a task which involves being stared at curiously by ladies (also in waiting) and receptionists behind glass partitions.

Bernice Lake was not widely known in Jamaica, so her death, at 78, in Antigua a fortnight ago and burial a week later was, understandably, hardly noticed here.Yet, Jamaica did not escape the power of her inquisitive mind and sharp intellect, of which...

My personal experience with scholastic disappoint-ment was in 2004 when, during my first year of university, I failed three of my 10 courses, with the grades in the others averaging between B and D - a very...

The prime minister has announced the appointment of a committee to make recommendations for the nomination of possible additions to the Order of National Hero...

The main presentation by the president of the People's National Party (PNP), Portia Simpson Miller, at the 73rd annual conference at the National Arena last weekend has brought into sharp focus the urgent need for the Opposition to coherently outline...

WE CAN assure Mrs Portia Simpson Miller that no one is, at this point, laughing at the jobs-creation initiatives she unveiled at the People's National Party's (PNP) annual conference on Sunday...

NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER and political commentator Lloyd B. Smith has thrown his hat once more into the political ring. The first time that Lloyd B was to have done so was in 1997 in the constituency of Southern St James...

Last week's approval by the World Bank of a US$100-million loan to Jamaica is an encouraging sign that the country has turned the corner, and is on the home stretch towards resolving its difficulties with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....

For Jamaica to become a really independent country, there are some critical thoughts and actions we must take. We cannot expect to fund our development with loans and other financial resources...