Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
Published: Monday Thursday | December 10, 2009
'Leadership weak' - Seaga says partisan politics has slowed Jamaica's growth
The tendency of leaders to opt for easy political short-cuts at the expense of long-term developmental goals for Jamaica has been blamed, in large measure, for many of the ills besetting the country, 47 years after it gained Independence... Read More...
Christmas goes downtown
The Kingston and St Andrew Corporation has joined with a number of private-sector entities, including Scotiabank, in an ambitious programme to bring back 'the vibes' to downtown Kingston. The programme, dubbed 'Christmas in the City ... Read More...
Government faces $477m drought bill
Minister of Water and Housing Dr Horace Chang yesterday announced that the Government would be spending $447 million to put in place a five-pronged drought-mitigation programme to ease the protracted water shortage by February next year... Read More...
Two-Jamaica syndrome needs to be understood
FORMER PRIME minister Edward Seaga has asserted that intellectuals do not always make the best leaders. "Brains or intellect or the extent to which you can understand the intellectual aspects of the society is not necessarily a factor that works... Read More...
A crisis of leadership
Edward Seaga, former prime minister - The leadership problem can be solved when leaders start setting the tone. If you have a disciplined leader, someone who people know will enforce sanctions, you will get performance... Read More...
Seaga: Christie good example of a leader
FORMER PRIME minister Edward Seaga says courageous and exemplary leadership, as demonstrated by Contractor General Greg Christie, was urgently needed to steer the country forward at this time.Christie, a stickler for the observance of rules governing ... Read More...
'Charter couldaid community development'
AT LEAST one member of parliament is hoping that the passage of the Charter of Rights will begin the process of severing Government's overbearing tentacles on some institutions and give greater power to persons to organise their communities.... Read More...
'Feeders', not leaders - Johnson
Pollster Bill Johnson has described some of Jamaica's politicians as feeders rather than leaders. Speaking at a Gleaner Editors' Forum on Tuesday, Johnson said that the quality of leadership the country was getting from its politicians was dismal.... Read More...
Public sector short on 'talent'
RETIRED POLITICIAN Edward Seaga says there is a need to rebalance the talent pool available to the public sector. Seaga said that gone were the days when there was a plethora of quality leadership in the public sector. Read More...
Gov't brings waivers to a halt
Hit hard by lower-than-projected revenue inflows and, at the same time, coming under severe pressure to fork out billions owed to its creditors, the Government has rushed to put a freeze on most waivers as it seeks to find ways to bolster ... Read More...
PAJ, MAJ say no to licensing
A GOVERNMENT member of parliament has hinted that the Bruce Golding administration might be moving to establish a licensing regime for journalists. The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) and the Media Association... Read More...
