Large BPO firm Ibex closes two contact centres, slashes desks by a third Let’s not make more of this than it merits. These global outsourcing companies are very susceptible to changing economic environments. It’s a mobile and highly transient...
Published:Thursday | September 26, 2024 | 11:11 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: As a motorist, there’s a sense of helplessness that washes over you when you approach a stoplight and see someone approaching your car. I’ve experienced it countless times – persuasive beggars knocking on my window with...
Published:Thursday | September 26, 2024 | 12:08 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write to express my deep concern regarding the significant disparity in how visitors are treated at the US Embassy in Jamaica, compared to the US Embassy in London. This stark contrast has left me feeling disrespected and...
Published:Thursday | September 26, 2024 | 12:07 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: Two years ago, Sir David Attenborough, a world-renowned supporter of the natural environment, expert BBC analyst, and presenter on all things nature, spoke at the opening of the World Leaders Summit on Climate Change in Glasgow...
Published:Thursday | September 26, 2024 | 12:07 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: I recall that at the beginning of this year, the Integrity Commission (IC) came under severe criticism from certain members of the political directorate for its investigations into the statutory declarations of the country’s...
Published:Wednesday | September 25, 2024 | 12:08 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society (JCHS) strongly objects to the Jamaican Government’s recent vote against Israel in the September 17, 2024 UN General Assembly Resolution, which called for an end to Israel’s so-called...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The roads leading from Santa Cruz to Maggotty are rapidly deteriorating and need urgent and immediate attention. Over time, their state have become difficult to navigate, and motorists are becoming exhausted as they try to...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the face of a flaccid Education Act and a Jamaica Teaching Council Bill which seems destined to be stalled into perpetuity, how do we hold teachers accountable for their actions which adversely affect students’ learning and...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Integrity Commission report regarding the filing by the Prime Minister is not a frivolous issue, nor one that can be considered final, following the tabling in Parliament. There are serious local and global implications,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: When news first broke that pagers were exploding in Lebanon on September 17, the first person who came to my mind was Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond books. It all sounded like something dreamed up on the late novelist’s...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The People’s National Party (PNP) successfully held its 86th annual party conference which was well-attended. A plethora of discussions have since taken place relating to attendance of Vybz Kartel. He has in the past given a...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, I came across an article in The Gleaner, ‘Not going down sufferation road – fertility rate falls in part due to women prioritising their own happiness and health, says Miss Kitty’. The piece sparked my interest, but...
THE EDITOR, Madam: For the past four years, the United States has been sliding backwards and sideways into what is now a swamp of self-centredness, shame and sloth. Ordinary life for most of us is just not as good as it once was, and the world...
Published:Saturday | September 21, 2024 | 12:06 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Bull Bay Post Office was demolished along with the original police station, to make way for so-called progress, as stated by politicians. We currently have to travel from Bull Bay to Windward Road, because of no postal...
Published:Saturday | September 21, 2024 | 12:06 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: In light of the recent Integrity Commission (IC) report into the financial affairs of Prime Minister Andrew Holness, we must reflect on the implications for governance, transparency, and the rule of law. This moment demands...
Published:Saturday | September 21, 2024 | 12:06 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: There is one thing we don’t get back in life and that is time. Witnessing Dwayne Bravo walk through a guard of honour by his teammates for a final time in playing colours brought a tear to my eyes, Terrance Deyalsingh’s sort of...
Published:Saturday | September 21, 2024 | 12:06 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: So, no more Tupperware, another familiar childhood memory is fading. There are a few pieces in the cupboard, not used as often now with reliable refrigeration and the almost instant availability of most foods. It has gone the...
PNP calls for Holness to resign as prime minister Well, we the people of Jamaica is asking the PNP to resign from Jamaica so the country can get to prosper. We also ask the MOCA Jamaica [to] investigate the directors of the integrity commission...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Trump clan, and maybe a few other members are issuing ‘tokens’ from World Liberty Financial although there are still details to follow. There are at least 10,000 cryptocurrencies. Anybody who wishes to can buy them or...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I had forgotten about the Biafra children of the Nigerian civil war of the late 1960s to early 1970. The images published in the local newspapers of very dark-skinned starving children with large heads, sunken eyes, protruding...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I’ll try to explain the Filipino electricity retail market, to which my friend Phillip Paulwell referred to in his article in The Sunday Gleaner ‘Tackling electricity theft: A call for action on JPS’. Even though electricity...
Published:Thursday | September 19, 2024 | 12:08 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: My concerns regarding the current state of the educational structure are both valid and reflective of a broader dialogue about discipline, grooming standards, and authority within schools. It is understandable to feel...
Published:Thursday | September 19, 2024 | 12:07 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: Gleaner columnist Michael Abrahams, on September 17, launched yet another denunciation of former US President Donald Trump. It would be hard to deny that many of the terms he used to describe Trump are accurate. So what...
Published:Thursday | September 19, 2024 | 12:07 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: A few days ago, I drove the route from Moneague in St Ann to Guys Hill on the St Ann-St Mary-St Catherine border. I say ‘route’ because it was a road only in places and yet, as the shortest connection between Guys Hill and the...
Published:Thursday | September 19, 2024 | 12:05 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: While not everyone sings his praises, Dr Nigel Clarke has shown a giftedness to draw the attention of higher office. All academia has the intent to impact the world, and while Dr Clarke had used Jamaica as the foundation to...
