http://jamaica-gleaner.com/ The oldest and leading newspaper in Jamaica editor@gleanerjm.com (Garfield Grandison) roland.booth@gleanerjm.com (Roland Booth) en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT 60 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Newspapers We agree with the proposal by Ronald Thwaites, the education minister, for a "positive, value-laden and age-appropriate family-life curriculum" in Jamaica's schools.... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure1.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure1.html On Easter Monday morning, I was really shocked and saddened to see Jamaica at its worst.In the past, whereas Jamaica would have celebrated Easter in our Sunday best, fully decked out heading off to worship with smiles and sunshine on our faces and a hymn in our hearts ... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure2.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure2.html A patient of mine who is a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) was maintaining a police presence, parked in a marked police vehicle, close to an intersection with a very major thoroughfare in St Andrew.As he observed the traffic ... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure3.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure3.html We've seen it on the news too many times over the years. An unassuming teenager who 'never really fit in' shows up at school in some obscure town in the United States, with a gun, and opens fire... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure4.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure4.html It is critical for all stakeholders - whether economic, political, security or the civil society - to seek divine insight for the nation to move forward.The key questions for all organisations at this point are: 'How do I... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure5.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure5.html If it were commerce and their product was as consistently bad as the education outcomes delivered by Jamaica's teachers, the enterprise would be either out of business, or in receivership and the bulk of its employees out of work. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure1.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure1.html Reminiscent of his own characterisation of the USA's response to his proposal for a New International Economic Order ("Ronald Reagan killed it with a smile"), Michael Manley met my suggestion that Jamaica disband the Jamaica Defence Force with a devastating smile. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure2.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure2.html A so old-time people seh. An a no so-so farm work dem dida talk bout. A man an woman business. Everybody have fi dem owna match. Hoe an stick wi find dem one anodder. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure3.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure3.html Having read Ronald Mason's blast against CARICOM, and the insipid reply by Hilbourne Watson, I must intervene. The whole thinking about CARICOM has gone off track. This business of whether Jamaica should be in or out is beside the point. Who told Trinidad and Barbados to set up shop in our backyard? http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure4.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure4.html It would be foolhardy at the commencement of any trial for attorneys to believe they will be persuasive with only an opening statement. I dare not believe that, and as such I welcome the dialogue triggered by the response to my column on May 5. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure5.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130520/cleisure/cleisure5.html