At least, the one thing that gives me satisfaction is that none of the current crop of politicians is going to find a way into the national heroes' pantheon.
The Caribbean consists of small and large economies with diverse resource endowments, economic bases, and market sizes. Except for Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), all other countries of the region rely on imported liquid fuels to meet their energy needs.
The arrogance and hubris of some atheists, particularly those who are scientists with little training in philosophy, can be enormously grating. There is a triumphalism and scorn about non-scientific ways of knowing - a phrase that would be dismissed as nonsensical - that is pathetic.
This is really a 'foul' fight, and this cockroach doesn't belong in the middle. After all, two wrongs can't make one Labourite. 'Man-a-Yard' Audley Shaw must have awakened and smelled the coffee, and Andrew Holness knows he is in for a fight for the leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).
It's official. The Keystone Cops are in control of Caymanas Track Limited (CTL). Their latest farcical decision is to increase unit stakes, including doubling the stake for Super 6 and Pick 9 bets. Other bets were increased by 25% to $50.
The Goat Islands/Portland Bright issue has been in the spotlight since China proposed a massive infusion of capital to port development. There have also been ongoing email campaigns that have suddenly surfaced, lobbying against this project.
How well is Parliament able to discharge its critical function of oversight of the nation's public finances? The three chief functions of a legislature are lawmaking, oversight, and representation.
IN RESPONSE to Ms Sonia King's request in The Gleaner, of Friday, September 20, 2013, I am confirming that Dr Ivan Lloyd was indeed the People's National Party (PNP) opposition leader from December 1944 to December 1949, concurrent with Norman Manley's...
The introduction by Pryce was brief, as he prefers it to be, and then for a moment, I thought that I had missed the Comrade leader's speech because the fat lady was singing.
In 2005, then Prime Minister P.J. Patterson convened a meeting at Braco Hotel in Trelawny in order to take steps to replace the ageing and decrepit power plants on which the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) relied to supply electricity to Jamaica.
I am happy to see more Jamaicans debating the issue of whether God really exists and the matter of science versus religion - or whether the two are compatible.
The new smoking regulations have generated much discussion about the uncertainty of where smoking is allowed, whether the regulations are draconian, and also whether there was sufficient consultation with stakeholders prior to their promulgation....
You could almost forget that today is the public session of not just a People's National Party (PNP) annual conference - usually a big media event - but a special 75th-anniversary conference...
This must be a trying weekend for the governing People's National Party (PNP). Casting a long shadow over the climax of its 75th anniversary celebrations, with the annual national conference today, are the two damning reports from the Office...
"Shoot first and then ask later." This was what former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Minister and Prime Minister Hugh Lawson Shearer was reputed to have said as he sought to face what was purported to be a threat posed by criminal elements. ...
