In Focus

Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of discussion about the actions of telecoms providers LIME and Digicel in blocking voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) applications on their mobile networks.

Murder took me to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). The police said to arrive at 8 o'clock. I confidently parked in an unmarked available space in the hospital parking lot when my first security guard politely enquired if I was staff.

If recent events serve to enlighten members of parliament, ministers of government, and the judges in the courts on how poor blacks are treated in Jamaica in the name of law and order, Mario Deane would not have died in vain. It is from them that he expected his personal security and to them we look for peace and prosperity.

Please allow me the space to add to the response offered by Professor Emeritus, Sir Roy Augier, to the report on Mr Shalman's Scott Emancipation Lecture in the August 1, 2014 issue of The Gleaner, titled 'Orthodox history riddled with errors'.

USA Today's citing of Jamaica as one of 11 countries at risk of default has provided an unwelcome jolt of realism, disturbing the Lagarde-induced slumber into which many of us had fallen.

On Monday, August 11, Jamaicans awoke to a wave of panic, stemming from the news that the Haitian National Police were seeking international help following a prison break that freed a prominent businessman and allowed hundreds of other inmates to escape.

It's that time of year again.

At the 30th annual conference of the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organization (CANTO) held in Nassau, one of the main agenda items being discussed by regional telecommunications ministers is how to deal with the threat of Over the Top (OTT) applications.

The black race needs Garveyism now more than ever before.

The unlocking of the human mind is the subject of a movie named Lucy that my wife and I saw week before last at Palace Cineplex at one of their popular half-price specials.

Contemplate the noble entrepreneur. He starts with an idea - a way to do something better - cheaper, faster, stronger, prettier. He gathers up capital and takes a risk. If his idea is faulty, he will lose his money. HIS money. He will be poorer. Perhaps wiser, too, but that doesn't provide shelter from the rain.

Karen Lloyd's In Focus article last week, 'My vagina isn't public property', provoked an unprecedented number of responses to any article in this section.