The TIMES of London's description of the work of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) as in the title of this piece can easily be applied to its artistic director and founder, Rex...
The late Professor Ralston 'Rex' Nettleford, vice-chancellor emeritus of the University of the West Indies, Caribbean man of letters and wisdom, was well known for his mastery of the English language. Witnessing the frequent use of the word 'icon'...
A few days ago, The Confederation of African Football (CAF) banned the Togo national football team from the next two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and fined the Hawks US$50,000 for quitting the competition in the wake of a gun attack on the team bus...
Sorry, but I won't be joining any campaign to place Air Jamaica in the hands of its former workers. It's a sentimental notion but it's quite impractical. The experiment to ensure Air Jamaica remains in local hands has already failed.
In Apocrypha, there was a man whose initials were G.B.S. When asked "Are you Shaw?" his reply was "My dear old thing, I'm certain of nothing." Based on our finance minister's public performance for most of 2009, he became known in my home...
Mr Owen Ellington already confronts a large platter of difficult issues, which will only be heaped upon, once his salary concerns are resolved and he is officially confirmed as commissioner of police.Among the matters he has to attend to is the one...
I HAVE noted the comments related to the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) contained in a letter from a Mr Harvey Brown titled 'Resume fight against musical filth, published in Monday's (1.2.10) edition of The Gleaner ...
IN THE broad economic programme outlined to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Government declared its intention to "continue to draw financing from the PetroCaribe facility", which, on the face of it, makes sense.
Vindication - The Trelawny stadium complex seems to have come into its real use now. Remember all the griping by many when it was being built, especially by some politicians?
I believe that most of what is written on these pages reflects the opinion of the writer. However, there is room for facts. Last Friday, I read the following in an article by Peter Espeut: "Every year more girls are sent to high schools than boys
THIS NEWSPAPER understands the emotional connection of Jamaicans to the national airline, Air Jamaica, and their concern over the likelihood of it being absorbed into Caribbean Airlines, the carrier owned by the Trinidad and Tobago government....
I'm not going to blame the Government's bonds debacle on any one political party. I'm blaming it on entrenched, poor financial management, lack of foresight, autonomous decisions by empowered so-called 'experts'...
Revisit extradition treaty - Jamaica may need to take another look at the extradition treaty it has with the United States and other countries as it seems more of an edict from a colonial power that an agreement between equal partners against criminal...
Education Minister Andrew Holness demonstrated commendable political skills at the University of the West Indies' (UWI) Mona campus last week when he over-rode the instincts of security officials and insisted that protesting students be invited close...
In his triumphant declarations of the success of the Government's rescheduling of over $700 billion of domestic debt, the finance minister, Audley Shaw, has been highlighting, correctly, the potentially...
When the Americans defeated the British and declared national independence, it was done by way of advancing the emerging spirit of democracy. - Sir Hilary Beckles
The Editor, Sir: I, too, would like to suggest that all scrap-metal shipments using the current method cease immediately. But I believe that the industry should become the business of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) which should now extend its scope to include an aspect of public health that has been neglected for too long, and I explain.
I spent the last three Sundays horsing around and though it was not exactly horseplay, I did not start entirely from scratch. I was actually helping a crew to videotape the horse races at Beaumont Park, St Kitts, the newest and most beautiful horse-racing venue in the Caribbean.
We laud the out-of-the-box initiative of the Baptist Church in starting a farming programme in the tough Jones Town neighbourhood of Kingston. The initiative involves leasing 20 abandoned housing lots and putting in short-term crops. It is a new idea which reflects visionary thinking...
The Editor, Sir: In the crevasse of hopelessness there is still hope to be found. When all hope fades, the last twine of it, like dying roots with one single thread and the aid of Mother Nature, hope again springs forth. I agree absolutely that CARICOM states must formulate an answer to Haiti's medium- and long-term needs.
When the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) was introduced, it was felt that the General Certification Examination (GCE) was not catering to all the students in the system. At that time, only about 30 per cent of the students ...
I want to thank Ruel Reid for last Sunday responding to my column of January 14 entitled 'Change the system'. He is not just chairman of the National Council on Education, but currently is one of the education minister's top advisors.
