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Published:Friday | January 16, 2015 | 12:50 PM

Two weeks ago, there was an unprovoked attack by people labelled as Islamic extremists who murdered a set of innocent people.

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2015 | 12:00 AM

In response to National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) head Peter Knight's rebuff to my letter regarding the Negril breakwater project, stakeholders feel they have been treated like a collective adversary in this issue:

Published:Friday | January 16, 2015 | 1:29 PMGordon Robinson

Tribalists and other defenders of political faith, draw near and take heed.

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Virtually all countries in the world, outside of the socialist regimes, view entrepreneurship as a source of wealth and job creation.

Published:Friday | January 16, 2015 | 2:03 PMPaul Golding

The Government of Jamaica on Thursday, January 15, 2015 unsurprisingly approved the US$3-billion acquisition of Columbus International by

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2015 | 12:00 AM

After reflecting on the past year, and contemplating the year ahead, I began to set my personal goals for 2015. Then I thought about the kind of Jamaica I would like to see this year.

Published:Friday | January 16, 2015 | 7:40 PMWayne Plummer

THE EDITOR, Sir:

Published:Friday | January 9, 2015 | 8:02 AM

Gleaner columnist Martin Henry is right to express concern about Jamaica's inability to effectively prepare our youth to adequately quali

Published:Friday | January 9, 2015 | 8:53 AM

My friend was wearing an orange shirt with bright red pants in 1980. In those days, we were poor and simple and wore what we had.

Published:Friday | January 9, 2015 | 9:09 AM

Out of office Public Defender Ear Witter, QC, has decided not to ride off into the retirement sunset quietly.

Published:Friday | January 9, 2015 | 9:25 AM

Just when the National Security Minister Peter Bunting was drawing attention to the 16 per cent reduction in murders last year, provoking

Published:Sunday | January 11, 2015 | 12:00 AM

There is a strong case for crisis intervention in West Indies cricket. When the crisis leading to the termination of the tour of India broke some of us wondered if it was not time for the region's trade unions to play a role in helping to settle cricket disputes which are labour-management disputes.

Published:Sunday | January 11, 2015 | 12:00 AM

My friend was wearing an orange shirt with bright red pants in 1980. In those days, we were poor and simple and wore what we had. Red gabardine was cheaper than terylene and wool. He was pounced upon by a truckload of hooligans shouting, Yap Yap!!

Published:Sunday | January 11, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Gleaner columnist Martin Henry is right to express concern about Jamaica's inability to effectively prepare our youth to adequately qualify for the job market, which has led to too many of them living on the margins of society, 'hustling' for a living, or migrating to other countries when that opportunity exist.

Published:Sunday | January 11, 2015 | 12:00 AM

A letter in January 3's Gleaner mentioned that the Church deserves Jamaica's lifetime achievement award for backwardness.

Published:Sunday | January 11, 2015 | 12:00 AM

On December 24, 2014, the president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Dave Cameron, commented for the press on the announcement of the new One-Day International (ODI) captain with the words published in your newspaper, " I do not pick the team".

Published:Sunday | January 11, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Out of office Public Defender Ear Witter, QC, has decided not to ride off into the retirement sunset quietly. He has kicked up a whole heap of dust in his letter to the youth who now temporarily heads the office, Matondo Mukulu.

Published:Sunday | January 11, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Just when the National Security Minister Peter Bunting was drawing attention to the 16 per cent reduction in murders last year, provoking Opposition criticism that he was involved in an orgy of celebration, there has been an unsettling and dramatic spike in murders in only a few days of the new year.

Published:Friday | January 9, 2015 | 7:36 AM

There is a strong case for crisis intervention in West Indies cricket.

Published:Friday | January 9, 2015 | 7:41 AM

On December 24, 2014, the president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Dave Cameron, commented for the press on the announcement of

Published:Friday | January 9, 2015 | 7:50 AM

A letter in January 3's Gleaner mentioned that the Church deserves Jamaica's lifetime achievement award for backwardness.

Published:Sunday | January 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

We have opened up the new year with youth unemployment hovering around 40 per cent.

Published:Sunday | January 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Tackling corruption should be one, if not the biggest, priority of the Government and civil society, this year. It is still standard fare that Jamaica's corruption perception index (CPI) is languishing miserably in the late 30s.

Published:Sunday | January 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Last year was one of difficulties, globally and nationally: The Ebola crisis; the ISIS spread, the disappearance of two airlines in Malaysian airspace; the sinking of the ferry in South Korea.

Published:Sunday | January 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

The vile vitriol that emanated from Mr Earl Witters pen concerning his egregious blunder of recommending Matondo Mukulu to act as public defender is intense but not unexpected.

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