Whatever may be the gaps between his ideas and their execution, Prime Minister Bruce Golding is an eloquent speaker, with a sharp, analytical mind and the capacity to get to the kernel of issues.Indeed, this newspaper, on many matters, would be willing...
Swallowfield Chapel in Kingston seems like a decent church. It's diverse, youthful and vibrant. I visited last week - attending the 7 a.m. service. At seven on a Sunday morning, I'm usually either valiantly battling a team of ninjas...
I have a question for the people of Jamaica.Is the Jamaican Government anything but a pimp, prostituting Jamaica and its people out to foreigners? All this is done under the guise of divestment, but at the end of the day, where does the major portion of the profits end up?
The suffering citizens of Panton Road, Old Stony Hill, would appreciate your invaluable assistance in highlighting the deplorable state of our road, which has, for many years, been a pothole-riddled track and mud lake....
I have never liked the idea of an unopposed election.I fervently believe in the constant exchange of ideas and ideals. When a candidate running for any office is left unchallenged, the result is that we effectively mute the voice of the opposition.
A few years ago, The Old Ball and Chain, to whom sports was her nemesis, fell in love with golf.Well, not golf really. The true object of her new desire (obsession even) was, of course, Tiger Woods. Previously, she treated all sports...
We commend Prime Minister Bruce Golding's engagement of this newspaper's ongoing publication of US diplomatic cables relating to Jamaica, even though the PM may have misapprehended the context of our action and the basis on which we have so far...
Bruce Golding wants to run the country like it's his (green) family chicken farm. The people at North Street did not Wiki-leak. They are Wiki-writing! And Wiki-talking!
We commend Jamaica's information minister, Mr Daryl Vaz, for his commitment to openness and transparency in Government, as was implied by his urging of The Gleaner last week for full, uncensored publication of all the diplomatic cables that we received...
Two weeks ago, South Africans voted in municipal elections. The poll was closely watched throughout the country as a harbinger of possible changes to the political landscape...
Saving Hope Gardens is one of the best bits of news in a long while. Green areas are necessary for Man to have any quality of life. Every great civilisation has its gardens; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon ...
Several patients related to me their experiences with the 2011 census.Some were uncomfortable with a number of the probing questions regarding their personal life, jobs and income...
It is well established that the diffusion of information and communication technology (ICT) can be used as leverage to increased national development, growth and better living conditions.
Jamaicans cannot have missed the news of the tornadoes that have devastated southern and mid-western areas of the United States in the past two months.
By now it should be obvious to Jamaica's major political parties that the perception is not only this newspaper's. It is shared by the diplomats of Jamaica's most powerful and influential allies: that our political parties have adopted the characteristics of gangs.
The once-shining jewel dedicated to preserving tropical plant diversity, the Royal Botanical Gardens of Jamaica, has suffered years of neglect and is a mere shadow of itself today.Perhaps it is instructive...
THE EDITOR, Sir:On a recent trip to Jamaica, I was proud to visit Hope Gardens and noticed it had not been developed into a concrete jungle nor a thoroughfare for cars.
For my PAHO friend and colleague David Taylor, who was there that day with Mike Nathan Hugo Martinez from Cuba who was watching his first cricket match, and me.
It is perhaps opportune that the Americans took the decision out of the hands of Prime Minister Bruce Golding by revoking the visa of his energy and mining minister, Mr James Robertson.For given the prime minister's dithering, paralysis even...
