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Lawyers are their own worst enemies. Except, perhaps, for Booklist Boyne, who converted a simple difference in perspective between two of my favourite ladies, columnist Patria-Kaye Aarons and advocate Valerie Neita-Robertson, AND a well-deserved...

Once again, the debate on the financing of tertiary education is being put back on the agenda for public discourse. As expected, a flurry of articles has emerged, providing different views on the subject. However, what is not always clear is the...

Today is Mother's Day, and maybe because I am not saying it in French, "Sauce bonne pour l'oie, est bonne pour le jars," we overlook the very common maxim, "Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."In essence, this means that everyone is...

Last Wednesday at his induction into the UWI's Roll of Honour, Prime Minister Andrew Holness called for a public discussion on the funding of university education. This came against the background of the Government's recent decision to provide...

Frank Phipps and Valerie Neita-Robertson, as two of the country's most senior and respected lawyers, sent precisely the wrong signals last week when they shot off their reflexive, glandular and unreasoned letters to the editor in response to...

The best deterrent to criminal behaviour is the certainty of detection and punishment. This goes for every Jack man and Jenny woman in the society.Commissioner of Police George Quallo, with his voice matching his name as he struggled to fight off a...

Effective education, training, and appropriate values are the only foundations of advancement for the people of Central Kingston and the majority underclass of Jamaica's population.That two-thirds of our school leavers cannot matriculate to the...

It will take more than legislation, enforcement, changing processes, and institutional change to stamp out corruption in Jamaica. We have a culture of corruption. We have to tackle it at its root.And there is an intimate connection between...

You might think that I am about to comment on the crime plan announced recently, and you would be right, but not now. My problem is that this world has too many people who do not think systemically and who fail to recognise that everything is...

So, the carousel continues as George Quallo becomes the next sacrificial lamb (oops, sorry, commissioner of police).As a semi-retired civil advocate, I've had little to do with Commissioner Quallo. I did deal with him once, many years ago, when he...

Last Tuesday, just before Parish Judge, Sancia Burrell shocked reputed leader of the Clansman Gang, Tesha Miller, with a 'massive' fine for making a false declaration to immigration officials, she signalled the quantum with a classic bit of sarcasm...

It's not that difficult to raise $500 million for a National Research Fund, something the country desperately needs. That's only 0.07 per cent of this year's $740-billion Budget.I pick a figure of $500 million because, despite the sounds and...