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Published:Tuesday | June 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Re: 'Trying for a son ...after six daughters', The Sunday Gleaner, June 19...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The cynics might say that Mr Harold Brady should have just given evidence at the commission of enquiry into the Christopher Coke extradition scandal, or, in the alternative, plead guilty to failing to testify without cause on the first day he turned...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The issue of choice has been raised in discussion in relation to tobacco smoking.I would like to raise a few points for consideration regarding this issue. Data from the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2008 ...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Seldom do the words 'passion' and 'Canada' turn up in the same sentence, unless accompanied by terms like 'absence' or 'no visible presence'...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Last week's column, 'Cops should have non-lethal weapons', received a barrage of comments. The article was meant to highlight the need for our police to have a choice of weaponry when faced with a variety of situations...

Published:Monday | June 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Re: yesterday's editorial 'REDjet, protection and the CSME':In the opinion of the people of Jamaica, how many more times should the Government of Jamaica - no matter who represents us - stand up like the emperor with new clothes and turn the...

Published:Sunday | June 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

In my column published February 21, 2010, I wrote of 'My cousin, Air Jamaica'.

Published:Sunday | June 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

"The bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel." - Proverbs 20:17

Published:Sunday | June 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

In the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, at Article 134, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments made it clear that "efficient, reliable (and) affordable transport services" would be essential if the region was not...

Published:Sunday | June 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Last Sunday was World Day Against Child Labour.

Published:Sunday | June 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Caribbean's limited intra-regional air-transport network has long been recognised as one of the obstacles to dynamic regional business activity and economic integration.

Published:Saturday | June 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

High-profile taxpayers have recently been on the receiving end of aggressive efforts, including naming and shaming and asset seizure, as the Government moves to collect outstanding amounts.

Published:Saturday | June 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir: The Emil George-chaired commission of enquiry is recommending that the position of attorney general be separated from the justice ministership and that it be a non-Cabinet post.If it...

Published:Saturday | June 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

V.S. Naipaul had a character named 'Hat' in his book, Miguel Street. I had my Uncle 'Jacket' in real life. He was called the 'Jacket Man' because he always wore a coat - even to cut cane or milk the cattle. He loved cricket and lived long enough to see his son (and my cousin) Deonarine play for Trinidad.

Published:Friday | June 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM

"What gawn bad a mawnin' .."Readers may remember that I wrote the following on February 4:"Justice will not appear to be done if the accused chooses his judges, even if he has the legal power to do so.

Published:Friday | June 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) confers on its holder substantial, constitutionally protected powers.Once installed, and unless he or she reaches the mandatory retirement age of 60, or becomes infirm, a DPP can only be removed...

Published:Friday | June 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Wednesday's column by Din Duggan is another example of opinion writers who operate divorced from reality...

Published:Friday | June 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Traditionally, Jamaicans have expressed satisfaction and pride in our multifaceted achievements, level of development, and influence on world views...

Published:Thursday | June 16, 2011 | 12:00 AM

RECENTLY, ARGENTINA-born Lionel Messi led Barcelona to another Champions League victory over Manchester United. This confirms that Barcelona is the best football club in Europe...

Published:Thursday | June 16, 2011 | 12:00 AM

There was substantial value to the commission of enquiry into the administration's botched handling of America's request for the extradition of the alleged crime boss, Christopher Coke, but it is not to be found in the report submitted by Mr Emil George...

Published:Thursday | June 16, 2011 | 12:00 AM

THE STUDENTS who attack teachers, usually in groups and with weapons, are not the normally expected undisciplined students who have access to and take advantage of counselling and other interventions in our schools...

Published:Thursday | June 16, 2011 | 12:00 AM

IT WASN'T easy for his friends and colleagues to persuade Lawyer Noel George Thompson of Brown's Town to 'retire'. After all, he had a thriving practice, a devoted clientele, a record of distinguished service to his profession...

Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Sometime soon, most likely within the next month, Mr Greg Christie, the contractor general, will, as is required by law, present to Parliament a report on the activities of his office during 2010.That will happen against the backdrop of an ongoing...

Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The massive roadwork on Washington Boulevard has taken too long for persons who work or do business in that mostly busy corridor of the nation's capital...

Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

About a year ago, after months of circumvention, obfuscation, scheming and conspiring, Prime Minister Bruce Golding acquiesced to widespread pressure from civil society and instructed his attorney general to sign the United States' extradition request...

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