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The new minister of national security pulled for an old favourite of the masses in times of rising crime - the hanging panacea - but this time he was hanging on to straws, as Opposition Justice Spokesman Mark Golding's rebuff was only the first of a...

How long did it take this new Government to retreat to hyperbolic distraction like "hang 'em high!" as crime-fighting policy? Two minutes?Ah, bwoy! In developed countries, the death-penalty issue is a straightforward one. It's not so simple in...

This is a submission from Progressive Educators - a group of 20 experienced leaders in teaching and learning, chaired by Radley Reid and Franklin Johnston.The Career Advancement Programme (CAP) was originally designed in 2010 to extend by two years...

"... fish, frogs, Dutchmen and other amphibious animals ...".The American War of Independence was drawing to a close in 1782 when Savannah, Georgia, and then Charleston, South Carolina, surrendered. The Loyalists, mainly of English and Scottish...

Picking at minor, niggling scabs like removing the British Queen won't cut it. Nothing less than full, comprehensive constitutional reform is required. Incremental change of a nation's foundation is the sanctuary of lazy political leaders, intent on...

Successive Jamaican governments have not been able to provide good-quality free health care; quality free education throughout the life of EVERY child in Jamaica; loving care for our elderly; and unemployment support so that families don't fall off...

Fifty years ago this past week, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I visited Jamaica, one of the most memorable and frenzied events to have taken place here. It's not that all Jamaica was enamoured by the Rastafarians' claim that God had visited...

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) and the European Union (EU), though performing different functions in different parts of the world, have both been on my mind for the past three weeks. I suspect that this has been on account of the fact that...

Increase in gay hatred?I don't like beef, chicken, goat and pork. Cheese and milk make my stomach sick. Eating hot dogs is nasty, and I would never put even a Vienna sausage in my mouth. And yes, seafood is a big source of protein for me, but...

Dentdale is one of the finest Cumbrian dales and lies on the Yorkshire border in Britain. Within it sits Dent, a small village popular with hikers, having its own brewery, a heritage centre and a railway station which, at 1,100 feet, is the highest...

No matter how many times the prime minister and minister of finance keep repeating themselves that they will honour their commitment to give a tax break to those earning up to $1.5 million, the media keep asking the same question...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) was set up by an act of Parliament to manage and regulate solid waste in Jamaica. The concept, as envisaged by the act, was that the Authority would be primarily responsible for the regulatory...