Commentary

When a couple gets married, they do it 'for better or for worse'. That's what the marriage vows say. A priest once told me that the true test of whether or not you truly love someone is to accept the fact that your son or daughter may turn out E X A C T L Y like him/her. To make it really work, not one iota of change is allowed when considering this test.

The construction of Steer Town Academy was set for completion in order for the school to be opened at the beginning of the school year 2010-2011. The deadline was extended to early 2011. This new date was mentioned at the opening of the Mansfield School by the minister of education in September last year.

Elections in Jamaica have long been dogged by violence and corruption promulgated by both politicians and civilians independently. The Gleaner's recent classification of the two major political parties as 'gangs' has left me to wonder what to expect next from the gangs.

As my good friend and Gleaner letter writer Ken Jones knows, or ought to know, his arguments on why media workers protest Mr Everald Warmington's disgusting conduct are plain wrong-headed. It is disingenuous to represent complaints against Mr Warmington as being about his "go to hell" outburst on CVM Television, as inappropriate and unacceptable as was this conduct.

I write this series of articles on the battle between Sabbatarian and Sunday worshipper not to attack anyone, but to reassure Sunday worshippers who are under attack that their position is the righteous one...

JDIP has been touted as the "saviour to Jamaica's infrastructure".But will it save your road? Send us photos of your pothole-riddled road and ask Works Minister Mike Henry if yours will be saved...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding's announcement that the economy grew during this year's first quarter, after three years of decline, can only be welcomed by all Jamaicans, not least this newspaper. Indeed, we hope this is, as Mr Golding claimed it to be...

ONE OF the factors that have contributed to America's success as a nation is the fact that most Americans have absolute faith in their country and in the rightness of the causes it supports.

A recent wave of suicides has left the country scratching its collective head.Jamaicans, historically among the least suicide-prone people on earth, have never needed to confront this issue with any great vigour ...

Mr K.D. Knight is on the right track, but as yet does not apprehend the enormity of the mission, or fails to fully articulate the scope of the task. For, based on his remarks in Montego Bay last weekend...

We were worried what would have been done the next time it happened, and the time after that. And so on. Less than three weeks on, our concern is being put to the test...

The best part, the most useful part, of the contribution made to this year's Budget Debate by Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller was her "set of practical, workable and implementable recommendations"...