Commentary

By now it should be clear to Bruce Golding that his egregious misbehaviour in the Christopher Coke-Manatt affair notwithstanding, he has survived to complete his term as prime minister of Jamaica.

A notable consequence of the recession that is now ending is the acceleration in the pace of change of the economic geography of world power.

Mike Henry, the transport minister, is wrong to brush aside concerns about how public money is being spent as part of the massive infrastructure development programme which was launched in Manchester on...

The Editor, Sir:The moral state of our governance mechanism has greatly depreciated since former government minister J.A.G.

That the Government appears to have settled one aspect of its pay quarrel with public-sector nurses is, on the face of it, a positive development. At the very least, it should mean some calm on the labour front...

Below are edited excerpts from comments posted by online readers reacting to articles in yesterday's Gleaner.RE: The editorial 'RM's clarification needs clarifcation'.RM should apologiseThe magistrate in this case does not need to clarify...

For a nation to be truly successful, its citizens should hold themselves, their communities, and their nation in high esteem.

Recently, the People's National Party (PNP) launched its five-person Integrity Commission with a mandate to play an advisory role in the candidate selection process to ensure that each person is fit and proper.The five Jamaicans selected to serve on the...

This newspaper just recently repeated its support for the decision of the People's National Party to establish an integrity commission to vet its candidates and officers, but urged transparency in its operations.We renew our call, for instance, that it...

Last week, the three men, who have been found guilty of the theft of 18 guns and several thousand bullets from the main police armoury in Kingston, were sentenced to a total of 138 years in jail.Practically, however, and barring an appeal, Charles...

Below are edited comments from online readers posted in response to yesterday's lead story, 'Ministry to boot failing principals'.Who will boot failing politicians?I keep hearing about performance-based pay for teachers.

Jamaicans can thank the People's National Party (PNP) for much of the national turmoil arising from the Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (MPP) scandal and the enormity of the struggle required to separate a discredited Driva...