The bauxite-alumina industry has made a significant contribution to the economic and social development of Jamaica.An example could be taken from the education sector where each company has traditionally carried out the role of godfather to schools...
On Sunday, Arnold Bertram, historian and former Cabinet minister, wrote on the Jamaican higglers and ended his article by claiming that Bogle prepared the peasants "for a military confrontation ...
Published:Wednesday | November 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM
APPARENTLY THERE is a ghost or, as we say, a duppy, on the loose in Spanish Town.The wayward spirit has been haunting an 11-year-old boy - kicking, pulling, and throwing things at him and other members of the Martin Street community...
Published:Wednesday | November 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Below are edited excerpts from comments posted online at www.jamaica-gleaner.com by readers to yesterday's front page story, 'Dutch want truth: Portia, PNP officials to answer investigators on Trafigura affair'.I am ashamedHow can the country move...
Published:Wednesday | November 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Happily, and unlike in the case of the Americans and the alleged crime boss, Mr Christopher Coke, there is no claim of mishandling of intercepted communication. So, the Central Authority, to wit, the attorney general and justice minister, Ms Dorothy...
Not long after he became prime minister in the early 1990s, P.J. Patterson made public a statement of his assets and liabilities, which parliamentarians are obliged to the file with the Integrity Commission only.
Below are edited excerpts from comments posted online at www.jamaica-gleaner.com by readers to yesterday's front page story 'Conspiracy of lies, says Robertson'.A time to shut upMr (James) Robertson, does not listen well.
Well, I've finally arrived. As predicted, I'm now on the long list of citizens abused by the current contractor general, Gregory 'Cowboy' Christie. I wrote (on Sunday, November 14: Calamity at Caymanas Track) "Why do I blaspheme...
This newspaper makes no comment about the merits of the allegations against the mining and energy minister, James Robertson, of which Prime Minister Golding conceded that he is disturbed.Ian Johnson, a former Jamaica Labour Party activist in Mr...
WE TAKE Karl Samuda at his word that he would win if he ran for a seventh term as general secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), nominations for which open today.We accept, too, his declaration that he is stepping aside on his own volition, rather...
There's an old Irish joke which asks how many people stay sober at a wake. The answer is one, the corpse. That kind of sardonic humour is, no doubt, serving the Irish well these days.
When I tried in vain to have a few words in the archaic, illogical and technically illegal release and discharge government document changed, an empowered female employee of the Office of the Public Defender instructed, "Dr Rattray, get over yourself...
Below are edited excerpts from comments posted online at www.jamaica-gleaner.com by readers to yesterday's lead story 'Labourites line up - Battered Bruce takes centre stage; Chang's supporters to stay away....
They are hailed and venerated and called honourable before their faces. But that is just Jamaican 'anancyism' - the fine art of the cynic. The truth is that more than any other class of persons, surveys consistently show that Jamaicans hold politicians in low esteem.
"Ongle yam cheap a market today, Mr Morrison," concluded Marlene, my housekeeper, as we left Coronation Market two Saturdays ago. We had just struggled to find my regular vendors who were shifted from their usual spots to make way for the refurbishing work under way at the market.
Maxi Priest and Shabba, yes. But Professor Chevannes and Shabba Ranks? I can just hear the kissing teeth. Shabba Ranks, the first dancehall DJ to 'bust big' on the international stage, is no academic. And top-ranking academic Prof Chevannes was no DJ. Nevertheless, both men share a common passion, the roots of which run deep.
It has become fashionable for certain commentators in the media, inclusive of one or two influential attorneys, to publicly convey forthright but yet intrinsically flawed and uninformed positions about the investigation reports of the Office of the Contractor General (OCG).
I have had the opportunity of examining many financial statements, particularly in the first six years after returning to Jamaica in 1974, having been first, a commercial credit officer at Jamaica Citizens Bank (JCB), and then a director/financial controller at the Industrial Commercial Development Group (ICD).
Two controversial police killings in as many weeks have stoked renewed distrust in the police just when members of the force were reporting significant improvement in community relations.
The Editor, Sir:THE MATTER of statutory deductions and their remittances on behalf of employees has long been a snag in the lives of retired people, and I would be grateful if you could try to get some answers from the National Housing Trust (NHT) and...
Earlier this week, I was pleased to have attended the public lecture put on by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) titled 'Building Climate Resilient Economies and Societies: the Way Forward'...
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has not publicly said why he invited him or what he expects from the two-day visit to Jamaica by Colombia's new president, Juan Manuel Santos.But President Santos' presence in Jamaica offers an opportunity for the symbolic...
