Commentary

Last year, Mr PM risked everything to stoutly defend the constitutional rights of one of our citizens (Constitution of Jamaica: Fundamental Rights and Freedoms - of the individual - Section 13)...

This seems to be the season of secrets. Let us examine two of these secrets and their potential impact on our society. On August 24, 2009, our prime minister was informed of the extradition request for Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, expected to arrive in Jamaica the very next day. The United States government was investigating this alleged drug- and gunrunner for 13 years.

Some years ago, a contestant in one of our numerous beauty pageants flubbed her interview by saying, when asked about her career aspirations, that she wanted to "export foreign exchange". Though the beauty contestant misspoke, the sentiments she expressed have much in common with the views of our prime minister.

In addition to fears about school violence, parents and school administrators now have to worry about playground safety following two recent deaths resulting from goalpost injuries.

THE EDITOR, Sir: MP Everald Warmington has distinguished himself as a loud, brash and irreverent individual.

The Government is turning up the heat on delinquent taxpayers in a plan to name and shame those who have failed to honour their property-tax obligations.In a push to bring in revenue, Richard Reese, director general of the Local Government Department,...

Suppose that a giant hydro dam had crumbled under the impact of the biggest earthquake in a century and sent a wave of water racing down some valley in northern Japan.

THIS WEEK, United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI) celebrates its founders week by honouring its former president, William Wilberforce Watty.

Reports of dismissals, forced retirement, sidelining and arrests indicate that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is making headway in weeding out the trash that has polluted its ranks for too long.We accept that even with the hard work of its ethics...

I remember the first time it happened. I was probably 11 or 12. I picked up the bag and as I was about to throw it in the garbage, my mother screamed: "Don't you dare throw that away! I'm making bread pudding!"

I have a bet going that Everald Warmington will be duly nominated as the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for South West St Catherine today and that he will be returned to Parliament with an even larger majority, either...

The vision of a revived downtown Kingston has been well articulated in these columns for some time, and this newspaper's efforts, with its just-launched 'Destination Downtown' campaign, seek to add momentum to the hope for lasting improvement...