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Published:Sunday | December 15, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Having flawlessly performed the iconic Bridge Over Troubled Waters the night before and shooting to the top of iTunes Top 100 downloads, Tessanne Chin propelled herself to be the first of three finalists selected on the 'Voice' elimination show last Tuesday night, as I predicted.

Published:Sunday | December 15, 2013 | 12:00 AM

It is unfortunate that a journalist the calibre of Ian Boyne finds it impossible to disagree without being disrespectful. In an article titled 'Politicians weak-kneed on hate music' (Sunday Gleaner, 8/12/2013), Mr Boyne insinuated at my supposed aversion to reading - a conclusion to which he could have no evidence, based on our limited interaction and his lack of knowledge of my reading habits.

Published:Sunday | December 15, 2013 | 12:00 AM

With all the adulation being heaped on Nelson Mandela for his historic and far-reaching achievement of peacefully ending white rule in South Africa, whites, who constitute only nine per cent of the population, still own 76 per cent of the country's stock exchange shares.

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Many men have been done lesser evils than those done to Nelson Mandela and have gone on to live and die in some backwater of unforgiveness and bitterness. But not so Nelson Mandela.

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Speech delivered at the naming of the building which HEART Trust/NTA occupies The HEART Trust/NTA - Edward Seaga Building.

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

It was like surreal.

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

In a recent article in another local newspaper, Deputy Commissioner Carl Williams, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) head of the crime portfolio, was interviewed about his intention to embark on initiatives to improve the clear-up rate for murder but would not say what these measures are, referring to them as "trade secrets".

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

What further can one say about Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela that has not been said in the past three days since his death?

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

This is an edited presentation by Professor Trevor Munroe, executive director of the National Integrity Action, at the launch of Ian Boyne's compilation of In Focus columns, Ideas Matter.

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

This article is a follow-up to what I had written and was published in last The Sunday Gleaner of November 24, 2013, 'Values, standards and education'.

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Just when we were getting over the shock of being ranked third behind North Korea and South Sudan in the Red Tape, Not Red Carpet World Survey for how difficult it is to invest in a country, we now learn that Grenada will pass legislation making it...

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

If Shanique Myrie were Barbadian and it were at the Norman Manley International Airport that she was violated with an embarrassing body cavity search, would she have been awarded J$3 million?

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

As if the spectre of disorder and horrific incidents of violence were not enough, the scourge of corruption and perceptions regarding same is looming large in our society and remains a serious cause for concern.

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

I first met Percival James Patterson, QC, in the early 1980s.

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The legendary insularity that has long marred relationships in sections of the Caribbean conspired last week with the monumental lunacy of some of our leaders to sabotage the valiant efforts of two ministers from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago to stave...

Published:Sunday | December 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Unsurprisingly, a recent survey showed the majority of Jamaicans in support of ganja decriminalisation - a fillip to the growing local and international movement pushing for sensible reforms to our laws that will reduce human-rights abuses, spur economic activity by complementing existing industries, and creating new ones, especially in research and development.

Published:Sunday | December 1, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Slavery exists in Jamaica, and it is not of the mental type only. If that were so, the problem would be a humongous one, because hundreds of thousands of party faithful, wrapped incessantly in green and orange cloth, can't liberate themselves enough to realise that our leaders have kept them like sheep.

Published:Sunday | December 1, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Recently, the question of whether the leader of the Opposition has the right to revoke the appointment of a senator has been the subject of discussion.

Published:Sunday | December 1, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Police Week and Journalism Week ran together last week. Both groups chose downtown churches to launch their week - the cops at the East Queen Street Baptist Church and the Press Association of Jamaica at the Pentecostal Tabernacle, Wildman Street.

Published:Sunday | December 1, 2013 | 12:00 AM

This is a submission from the Jamaica Civil Society Coalition.

Published:Sunday | December 1, 2013 | 12:00 AM

A situation of serious balance of payments and external financial difficulties is one of the few circumstances in which a CARICOM member state may unilaterally adopt or maintain restrictions on trade.

Published:Sunday | December 1, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Bad news! My fan club (peaked at about 10 members) is in rapid decline.

Published:Sunday | December 1, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The breakthrough with that deal on the Iranian nuclear programme represents a triumph for diplomacy and negotiation. If certain interests had their way, we would be contemplating American strikes in both Syria and Iran. In both cases, diplomacy (so far) has won over death.

Published:Sunday | November 24, 2013 | 12:00 AM

One thing is crystal clear - even to the combatants - in all this whirlwind of controversy and confusion surrounding the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP): The perception of the party as neurotically divisive and factious is being reinforced in the aftermath...

Published:Sunday | November 24, 2013 | 12:00 AM

In a report in The Gleaner of October 9, 2011, Jamaica was ranked among the worst in the Americas for poverty, unemployment and inequality.

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