Bookmark
Go-Jamaica Gleaner Classifieds Discover Jamaica Youth Link Jamaica
Business Directory Go Shopping inns of jamaica Local Communities

Home
Lead Stories
News
Business
Sport
Commentary
Letters
Entertainment
Flair
The Star
E-Financial Gleaner
Overseas News
The Voice
Communities
Hospitality Jamaica
Google
Web
Jamaica- gleaner.com

Archives
1998 - Now (HTML)
1834 - Now (PDF)
Services
Find a Jamaican
Library
Weather
Subscriptions
News by E-mail
Newsletter
Print Subscriptions
Interactive
Chat
Dating & love
Free Email
Guestbook
ScreenSavers
Submit a Letter
WebCam
Weekly Poll
About Us
Advertising
Gleaner Company
Contact Us
Other News
Stabroek News


Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
published: Monday | June 13, 2005

Some roots of murder
THE JUDGE in the Janet Douglas murder case was moved to describe the convicted fashion designer as being "vicious and cruel". He was clearly influenced, among other factors, by evidence that the victim had 19 stab wounds.

TVJ's quizzical timing
THE DUST has now settled on this year's Schools' Challenge Quiz Competition. I write because I must. When will TVJ begin to show sensitivity to the interests of students? - Stephen Vasciannie


An outbreak of civility
Please..." "Thank you." "You're welcome." This trio is probably the first formal piece of social interaction any of us learns... - Dan Rather


The de-glorification of sex
THERE IS much for which to bless the Christian religion. It has, for instance, inspired poetry of intense and enduring beauty. I was reading John Donne the other day: his poem entitled "Good Friday, 1613, Riding Westward"... - Ian McDonald














© Copyright 1997-2005 Gleaner Company Ltd.
Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Letters to the Editor | Suggestions | Add our RSS feed
Home - Jamaica Gleaner