Commentary

At 8:00 in the morning the mist was still thick. It is what I have always liked about Belmopan, the capital of Belize. Even though it seems to be a city built around a shabby bus terminal first, and then the Parliament and ministries of Government like an afterthought, Belmopan has a rustic charm that is unlike any other West Indian or even world capital.

I have been a registered nurse for the past two years and four months. I work at a hospital in rural Jamaica. I am writing because I have a major concern, and that is about the attitude of some of my fellow Jamaicans.

Below are edited excerpts from comments posted online at www.jamaica-gleaner.com by readers to yesterday's lead story 'Taxman stressed'.Hit them hardI believe every sledgehammer should be used to collect taxes in Jamaica.

Keith Noel, ContributorThe late 1960s marked a pivotal moment in Jamaica's history.

We previously conceded our unease with the Government's plan to move the Jamaica Defence Force's (JDF) headquarters from Up Park Camp in Kingston for some place in St Catherine, where, according to Prime Minister (PM) Golding, 400 acres of land has been...

The recent controversy regarding the operations of the island's mental hospital should serve as a stimulus for Jamaica to consider other models of mental health care.

WHAT IS it in the DNA of some individuals that cause them to reach beyond themselves and do spectacular things? Thoughts of ordinary people doing extraordinary things have been swirling in my head ever since watching CNN Heroes...

In the wake of the midterm elections in the United States, hysterical hype abounds regarding an alleged message from the electorate to Obama to 'change course'.No such message can be gleaned from any rational analysis...

We do not begrudge the police one bit for crowing over the decline in the number of reported crimes - particularly homicides, compared to the corresponding periods last year - since the overthrow of the Tivoli Gardens warlords in May, and the forced...

An epidemic of school vandalism and burglary is spreading across the country, and it is causing distress among teachers and students alike.

Everyone is at risk for developing health problems at anytime. Consequently, the practice of medicine involves extensive risk management. For patients who find it difficult to grasp the concept of 'risk', I explain that low risk...

Since Americans have, up to now, been impervious to the sensible arguments of countries like Jamaica, maybe they will be persuaded by what ought to be worrying data from within their own country. Since the start of 2000, up to the end of September this year, 511 police officers were shot dead in the United States (US).