Prime Minister (PM) Portia Simpson Miller has assumed the right posture in placing herself at the helm of the effort to confront the epidemic of chikungunya that has gripped Jamaica, as well as the dangers posed by...
Jamaica's already wobbly justice system has, in recent days, taken two hefty kicks to the gut. And people's confidence in the system is further weakened.
As we celebrate another National Heritage season, it is hoped that Prime Minister (PM) Portia Simpson-Miller will continue the example she established during the Independence celebrations of offering 'presents' to the people of Jamaica.
Twenty years ago as a medical student, what I learned about Ebola was limited to about two paragraphs in a chapter of a pretty big book - basically that it was a deadly virus which affected people in remote parts of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo.
THE EDITOR, Sir: I don't know why, but I am still taken aback by the lacklustre/lackadaisical attitude of the staff at the Registrar General's Department's (RGD) Kingston Mall branch.
THE EDITOR, Sir: I am not proposing a reduction of the number of public holidays, as indicated by Mr Timothy Cawley in his letter published on Monday, October 13. My proposal is for Independence Day and Emancipation Day to be celebrated on Monday and Friday, respectively.
Wavell Hinds is a decent young man who, as head of the West Indies cricketers union, took decisions that he obviously believes to be in the best interest of his broader constituency and the development of the game in the Caribbean.
