We all know that the reason we need the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal is simply because 'wi luv beg'. Expert beggars we have become. And we are rife with excuses why we MUST beg.
Almost a couple of years ago, everybody was "angry", including me, with the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS). Then suddenly things changed with the appointment of a new CEO.
There are not many places that one can walk one's dog safely in Jamaica. When I say safely, I do not refer to dodging the criminal elements in society. I am instead referring to lawless dog owners out there.
On Monday, February 13, 2013, the Catholic Church around the world received the surprising news of the decision of Pope Benedict XVI to relinquish the office of Bishop of Rome at the end of this month.
There is enough evidence to prove that Albert Einstein was a Jew. If when he had migrated to America he was forced to accept, or accepted Christianity through his own volition, does it give Christians at a later date the right to condemn and degrade his Semitic heritage?
Here are comments on the staff-level approval of the IMF agreement with Jamaica which was announced Friday. (It will have to be endorsed by the board in March).
I have been a strata lot owner for more than 18 months at a complex on Merrion Road. It has been almost six weeks since I have been without electricity.
THE EDITOR, Sir:Without computations which will confuse many employees, I would like to ask, how much more can the working sector of Jamaica take?Without any direct increases to basic salaries (because of the economic crisis), there has been a constant...
THE EDITOR, Sir: There are so many things that are wrong with our Constitution. But the events of Tuesday afternoon in the House of Representatives have brought home forcibly...
THE EDITOR, Sir:In the lead-up to the 2011 general election, the People's National Party (PNP) campaigned under the slogan 'People Power'.What we can now safely conclude is that the slogan was clearly never meant as any commitment to empower the people...
THE EDITOR, Sir: In recent years, there has been a massive increase in the number of persons with advanced degrees. Investment in education has long been touted as the route to our success. Why then are we so poor?...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I applaud the Government (Ministry of Finance and Planning) for the unprecedented steps it announced (establishment of a Coordinating and Implementing Unit and an Economic Programme Committee) to ensure that the International Monetary...
THE EDITOR, Sir: RELUCTANTLY I listened to the joint presentation by the prime minister and the finance minister. As I listened, I thought how great a paradise nation we could have been had it not been for politicians of their kind.
THE EDITOR, Sir: CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS give little call for rejoicing, and none at all for hope ... unless our political culture of cowardice and short-sightedness is finally abandoned...
Published:Wednesday | February 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:I wish to convey the following to Dr Orville Taylor regarding his criticism of Assistant Commissioner Les Green's own criticism of Jamaica's police force.Dr Taylor:You are a good example - a good example of why Jamaica cannot advance and...
Published:Wednesday | February 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:Why is it that while Finance Minister Peter Phillips and Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller spoke on TV during the national broadcast Monday night, there wasn't someone signing to facilitate the deaf community?! The absence of someone...
Published:Wednesday | February 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:Don't miss the National Biennial Exhibition which runs till March 9 in the Roy West Building.When you have completed your leisurely tour (which deserves hours of your time), skip next door to the new Digicel tower to view its public...
Published:Wednesday | February 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:Let me hasten to join in congratulating our Reggae Boyz football team and their administrative support machinery on their historic performance in the Azteca Stadium in Mexico recently.Of course, there was much talk and trepidation about...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I want to congratulate your columnist Martin Henry for his excellently crafted article 'Religion and development' (Sunday Gleaner, February 10, 2013).
THE EDITOR, Sir:While most Catholics were taken by surprise that the Pope has called it a day because of his failing health, no one should be surprised that after the new Pope has been installed, the Roman Catholic Church will remain the same....
THE EDITOR, Sir:I wish to draw to the public's attention a problem which we, as students, have been facing for a while now.I consider as distasteful the 'lapping up' (that is, sitting on a boy's or girl's lap in public buses or taxis) in order to ensure...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I always enjoy reading Martin Henry's well-written and informative articles, even when they are as long as 'Religion and development', which appeared in the Jamaica Gleaner Online on Sunday, February 10, 2013.Mr Henry did an excellent...
