That the latest national census has shown that mainline churches are declining and that the newer, more Pentecostal-Charismatic churches, as well as the unconventional Seventh-day Adventists are growing, might be less significant than the fact that...
Forced to take an elective during my freshman year at engineering school at the University of Toronto, I chose a literature course which included a play called 'Waiting for Godot'.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." - Abraham LincolnAs IT prepares to vote this Tuesday, the 'United' States finds itself more divided ideologically than at any time since the Civil War.
She should be perhaps more appropriately called Windy than Sandy, although the residents of Harbour View and other beach communities might agree with her name, as the sea and beach have moved closer to home.
The Gleaner has done an excellent job in reporting on the decline in membership of traditional churches and the rise of the Adventists and Pentecostals/Charismatics, drawing on statistics from the latest Jamaican census.
Only days after the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) released the details of the Population and Housing Census 2011, showing that the population grew only marginally...
So, the numbers are in, and unlike opinion polls, we have seen the most accurate measure of Jamaican demographics possible. Almost everyone, his brother, spouse, wife, sweetheart, grandparents and other relatives have been counted.
This is the first in a two-part Gleaner series that examines scenarios for the upcoming US presidential election. This week's column traces probable scenarios that could produce a Romney win on November 6. Next week's column will examine the prospects for an Obama win.
I am increasingly disturbed by a growing - indeed, galloping - intolerant view of tolerance. Tolerance is being subtly and manipulatively redefined as a mask for crass intolerance. Liberals are the main purveyors of this illiberal view. It is pernicious. And it must be called out.
Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti, in a 2008 publication titled Yes Means Yes!, proposed a number of arguments to reinforce the idea that when women and girls come to truly understand their need to be empowered in order to define and control their sexual power, we women of the global village will be on a path to experience a world without rape.
Jamaica is on the brink of an unprecedented disaster. We are at the very edge of the precipice. If urgent action is not taken, we will tumble into the ravine with disastrous results.
Somewhere in the mix of discussions concerning the prevailing economic turbulence and the proposed International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement, the most fundamental problem has been overlooked. The balance of payment accounts set out the chronic deficit which occurs year after year, as expenditure of foreign exchange exceeds receipts.
Once more, National Heroes Day is upon us, and with the parades and official statements, the dignitaries dust off the sepulchres and polish the monuments of the seven people whom we call heroes and heroine.
The Government is seeking to encourage overseas companies to establish their head offices in Jamaica through a bill that exempts officers and employees of such companies from the payment of income tax.
When the two morning dailies manage to deliver the same lead story on the same day, something big must be going on. 'Students' loan crisis,' The Gleaner announced on Thursday, October 4. 'Cash crunch hits SLB', the Observer reported more colourfully.
