Commentary

One of my favourite heroes is George William Gordon. In a flight of fantasy I pictured Gordon on Heroes Day walking up to the dais to accept his country's highest honour from Governor General Sir Patrick Allen...

Below are edited excerpts from comments posted online at www.jamaica-gleaner.com by readers to yesterday's lead story 'Move them out' in which the police, parents and teachers advocated the removal of vendors from school gates....

I HAVE had days of heated discussions with friends over the recent move by the police to end vending in undesignated areas in downtown Kingston.

Speaking of banks...I'm tormented by the latest banking inanities disguised as money-laundering deterrents. It's just unnecessary stress. Recently, my bank asked me to complete reams of new forms.

Below are edited excerpts from comments posted online at www.jamaica-gleaner.com by readers to yesterday's lead story 'Recruiters pull plug', about a company contracted to source employment in Canada for licensed practical nurses in Jamaica vowing to...

Hiding, or attempting to hide bad news, economic or otherwise, is usually a poor political communication strategy, as Prime Minister Bruce Golding and his ministers should have learned by now.It is better to confront the truth...

The Editor, Sir: Permit me to pen an open letter to Sagicor Life Jamaica Ltd.Dear Sagicor,As we, Jamaicans, celebrate and reflect upon the work and life of our national heroes, I am reminded of how valiantly each, in his/her own way, gave of their lives...

How many of us will spare even a passing thought about the reason some of us will have the day off on Monday? Given the number of alternatives available, how many people do you think will spend even 15 minutes watching or listening to the presentation of national honours, unless they have a friend or family member who is getting one?

The initiative launched last Wednesday night, to be executed over the next two years, wins our endorsement, and represents the kind of public-private sector partnership of which this newspaper hopes there will be plenty more.

On a recent visit to Hellshire beach, I found some of the elusive young men I was worrying about in last week's column, "Where are the eligible men?" Those young men who ought to be prepared for tertiary education, but are not.

The Editor, Sir:More often unspoken than not, today, the terrible questions still remain in the back of many people's minds: will the Christopher 'Dudus' Coke affair bring down the current Jamaica Labour Party government in Jamaica? And should it?

The Editor, Sir:In your editorial 'Make it an inquiry of truth', published on Thursday, October 14, you suggested seven questions that ought to be answered in the proposed Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Commission of Enquiry.