Published:Thursday | September 11, 2014 | 12:00 AM
It is sometimes ignorance in apprehension, but there is, too, a deliberate tendency in Jamaica of distorting or politicising data with the intent of making the other side look bad.
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2014 | 12:00 AM
The tragic death of Mario Deane from injuries sustained while in police custody has highlighted how mentally ill persons are cared for while in police custody.
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2014 | 12:00 AM
It appears to be the era of voicing discontent with the accreditation status - or lack thereof - of many programmes offered by our nation's tertiary institutions
My March 16 column, 'Did wit or luck of Irish prevail?', might've given the impression I'm anti-Irish, so I hasten to prove I know the Emerald Isle has contributed much greatness to the world, especially its own peculiar philosophy.Yet, even the Irish...
We are not in possession of all the facts and are, therefore, not in a position to declare on the veracity of the claims and counterarguments that threaten to derail this season's National Premier League football competition that is run by the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA).
A Cabinet subcommittee, established in the aftermath of Mario Deane's killing, has, we are told, until the end of this month to submit recommendations on how to reduce overcrowding in Jamaica's police lock-ups.
Re: Editorial re Divestment of Wallenford Coffee CompanyWe write with reference to your editorial 'The slow route to divestment' published in the Monday, September 1 edition of The Gleaner and wish to provide you with the information...
My initial response to The Gleaner's editorial on Saturday, September 6, on the recent surge in road fatalities and the characterisation of the response of the road-safety lobby group (National Road Safety Council, NRSC) as the 'same tired voices...
The controversy over the recent Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fare increases is yet another example of the degree to which the present International Monetary Fund (IMF)-influenced economic environment has narrowed the focus of economic thought in the country.
Consider last Sunday's editorial, titled 'Government by squalor'. It was sharp but accurate. It dwelt on the fact that the Government is tackling the big most important issues vigorously, but is falling down in other areas that require attention.
A week ago, at a service that was part of this newspaper's celebration of its 180th anniversary, Howard Gregory, the Anglican bishop of Jamaica, offered an analysis of the press that should be essential reading for the island's journalists, as well as critical consumers of media.
