I was speaking to a colleague about what I considered the virtually paranoid behaviour and delusions of grandeur of an individual with whom I once had frequent contact.
We note the announcement by the foreign minister, Dr Ken Baugh, of the appointment of career diplomat Audley Rodriques to head Jamaica's first embassy in Kuwait, plans for which were announced in July....
Below are edited excerpts from comments posted online at www.jamaica-gleaner.com by readers to yesterday's lead story, 'Change of heart', about Karl Samuda reversing his decision not to stay on as Jamaica Labour Party general...
The following statement was issued by the Ministry of Agriculture in response to a statement to Parliament by the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) regarding Aubyn Hill's contracts...
When it comes to traversing government bureaucracy in order to do business, Jamaica is rated among the most difficult on the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) - 112 out of 139 countries.
If Gert Wilders were some underemployed bigot ranting in a pub, you would just move away from him.He calls the Islamic veil a "head rag" and says it should be taxed for "polluting" the Dutch landscape.
Last Saturday, just before I chaired a panel discussion on religion and culture at the Caribbean Reasoning Conference, UWI, on the work of Gordon K. Lewis, I was involved in a conversation with Brian Meeks...
Prime Minster Bruce Golding has made it clear that the damage caused by rains from Tropical Storm Nicole last week will further stretch an already-tight Budget, in a circumstance whereby the Government already...
Chantal Raymond is off to the Miss World contest in Sanya, China, and, judging by her photographs in Monday's Gleaner (October 4), she looks a likely possibility for the top five, if not the crown, at the gala event on October 30.
ONE OF the positives in 21st century Jamaica is the zeal with which many young people are pursuing their goals as they reach for higher education. They understand that not many people can succeed in life without a good education...
HAVING DRAWN a complete blank as to what topic to address today, I pose the following questions to my distinguished readers: 1.What issues are of most concern to you?
Below are edited excerpts from comments posted online at www.jamaica-gleaner.com by readers to yesterday's lead story 'Lawsuit on hold'.Discipline Mr Brady This should not be allowed to die without punishment.
THIS NEWSPAPER agrees conceptually with the proposal by Dr Gladstone Hutchinson for enhanced economic powers to parish councils. But we would have deep trepidation should it be implemented with the current lazy...
Jamaica's infrastructure was in pretty poor shape before its pounding from the tropical storm, Nicole, last week. For instance, prior to the hammering, about 70 per cent of the country's 25,000 kilometres of roadway was deemed by the National Works...
Below are edited excerpts from comments posted online at www.jamaica-gleaner.com by readers to yesterday's lead story 'Hefty repair bill'.If you paid your taxes ...As always, Jamaica will be looking to what you are calling donor countries...
For the umpteenth time during the domino session, The Dunce faced a block-the-game option. He'd blocked every time so the result of his pseudo 'reading' was no mystery. Sure enough, he quickly made the blocking play ...
Regulated physicians go through years of rigorous training before submitting themselves to detailed examinations.This assures, as much as possible, the safety of our patients.
If the political executives and their administrative bureaucrats have a difficulty embracing the sensible advice of the private sector, of which Mr Joe Matalon complained last week, maybe they will now...
I am sure that I am not the only one who, when the feeling of being under siege becomes overwhelming, has reached for our 'folk' culture and language to give expression to the depth and complexity of our feelings.
When Bruce Golding sought, and won, the leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), with his ultimate intent becoming prime minister, for which he had been long in preparation, he would have known that the job is not...
I've long come to the conclusion that regular injections of religion in early childhood provide excellent immunisation against spiritual infection in later life.
