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Published:Monday | May 9, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Mr Audley Shaw, the finance minister, had a fair bit to say about energy and its use in Jamaica when he opened the Budget Debate 12 days ago.An essential part of his thesis was that Jamaicans use energy inefficiently and have to do better."While this...

Published:Monday | May 9, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Hollywood casts a long shadow over America. You'd think that after a major coup like last weekend's, President Obama's declaration that Osama bin Laden has been killed would provide sufficient drama.

Published:Monday | May 9, 2011 | 12:00 AM

When this newspaper's editorials began referring to the groups of politicians representing both major political parties in Jamaica as 'gangs', I expected unprecedented fireworks from the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and People's National Party (PNP).

Published:Sunday | May 8, 2011 | 12:00 AM

By Einstein's definition of insanity, Jamaican governments have been operating for many years like raving lunatics. For the better part of 40 years, they have diligently prepared annual Budgets, heavy on bookkeeping detail and popular fiscal and economic measures...

Published:Sunday | May 8, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Miss Havisham never saw her deathly pallor, or how deeply her eyes had sunk into her skeletal frame. Nor did she see, as others had, the slow decay and ruin of Satis House, or notice the rot of her uneaten wedding cake.

Published:Sunday | May 8, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The overwhelming sophistication of the United States' military prowess was on display in the operation leading to the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden last weekend.

Published:Sunday | May 8, 2011 | 12:00 AM

In Trinidad, at the BOCAS lit fest, I kept on thinking about the 'batter-bruising' the Calabash International Literary Festival suffered each year to secure funding; with a lot of bobbing and weaving, the organisers managed to sustain the creative...

Published:Sunday | May 8, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Trust is the essential ingredient for sustaining a workable relationship. If a wife or husband cannot trust each other, the relationship will be doomed.

Published:Saturday | May 7, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The horrific series of domestic killings and murder-suicides across the country suggests strongly that something has gone awfully wrong in this society.

Published:Saturday | May 7, 2011 | 12:00 AM

I entered the dimly lit establishment in Antigua with one purpose in mind. I needed a hoe pretty badly. In the dim light, I could barely discern the hoes that were lined up for my viewing pleasure...

Published:Saturday | May 7, 2011 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I support The Gleaner's editorial series referring to the 'gangs of Gordon House'.I have long contended that while an argument can be made on some good that has...

Published:Friday | May 6, 2011 | 12:00 AM

As I said last week, the battle between Sabbatarian and Sunday worshipper is really about how to understand the Bible, and we will never be able to achieve any consensus until we can agree about how scripture is to be interpreted.Fundamentalists believe...

Published:Friday | May 6, 2011 | 12:00 AM

There has been much discussion since Monday about spectacular growth in domestic agriculture, and even Wednesday morning an announcement of the relaunch of the backyard-garden programme which, in due course, will see more growth...

Published:Friday | May 6, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Exposing more people to the rich legacy of Jamaican art is one way of rekindling interest in our culture. This is why we have taken note of the plan to establish a branch of the National Gallery of Jamaica in the core of the Second City...

Published:Thursday | May 5, 2011 | 12:00 AM

AT LONG last a money-transfer service provider is doing something to tackle the massive sweepstakes and lottery scammers who have made western Jamaica their headquarters for more than five years.The news that MoneyGram has ordered several of its...

Published:Thursday | May 5, 2011 | 12:00 AM

IN THE past few weeks there has been a spate of tragic incidents involving children.While it is quite normal for people to react with shock and dismay when we hear about the violent death of a child, a look at our treatment of children and of children's issues...

Published:Thursday | May 5, 2011 | 12:00 AM

What a wedding! In spite of the fact that some persons declined to watch the royal event out of resentment over 'Missis Queen' or some anti-colonial peeve, millions enjoyed the majestic ceremony that had the world transfixed for over six hours last week...

Published:Thursday | May 5, 2011 | 12:00 AM

RECENTLY, ST Maarten, a tiny Dutch dependency, imposed visa restrictions on Jamaicans going to that country. This follows similar actions of three British dependencies, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos and the British Virgin Islands.

Published:Wednesday | May 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Sir Hugh Foot, who served as Britain's colonial governor of Jamaica for seven years, up to 1957, was among the better skilled and most effective to have held the post.Indeed, by the time he left Jamaica for the governorship of strife-torn Cyprus, Sir...

Published:Wednesday | May 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

One fewer terrorist on the face of the Earth! And he was no ordinary terrorist, but one who has been branded the greatest evildoer of modern times. What made Osama bin Laden the object of so much hatred around the world was his decision to turn...

Published:Wednesday | May 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

One of the primary reasons I chose to study law at Georgetown University is that it presented the remarkable opportunity to learn about justice - the great pillar of democracy - in Washington, DC, the heart of the world's strongest democracy....

Published:Tuesday | May 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Recent events may cause the prime minister to be less than enamoured with the association and unenthusiastic about following through on the undertaking, but it is well worth remembering that Mr K.D...

Published:Tuesday | May 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The 1996 financial meltdown in Jamaica affected thousands of lives that were directly or indirectly critically hurt by the collapse of the banking sector. At least from the perspective of public opinion...

Published:Tuesday | May 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Ding, dong, the witch is dead. Osama bin Laden, the author of the 9/11 atrocity in the United States and various lesser terrorist outrages elsewhere, has been killed by American troops in his hideout...

Published:Tuesday | May 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Despite my decades-long advocacy for true independence from our deeply entrenched colonial mentality, I freely confess to being a huge admirer of British tradition...

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