His ancient namesake, Solomon, the Jewish king, had an early test of his wisdom. Two prostitutes came to him with a baby, each claiming that the child was hers. One claimed that the other's baby was accidentally killed by mommy in the night, who then cleverly switched the corpse for the disputed infant.
Those who are old enough to think back to the criminal-justice system in the early years of Independence would be immediately struck by the considerable increase over recent decades in crime, corruption and injustice. It is unnecessary to quote supporting data for this.
Like other drivers, I find windshield wipers to be a bit of a nuisance.But also people making direct sales pitches for everything from useless plastic trinkets to religious magazines.
Bruce Golding ends his third year as prime minister much like he had started. He began by trying to establish an image of himself as a national leader of prime-ministerial material. His handlers came up with the label of 'driver' to suggest he was 'in charge' and had a 'sense of direction'.
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett's contribution to the 2010-2011 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives was summed up very well when he stated that in tourism "the only certainty is uncertainty".
The recent publicity given to the email correspondence involving officers of the Jamaican government, Harold Brady and officials of the law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips should make everyone aware that email is an official...
There is no doubt in my mind that there are persons desperately engaged in a futile attempt to bring a dead horse to life - that dead horse being the Manatt, Phelps & Phillips issue.Now, despite the Gleaner recently...
Will the 21st century belong to China? For a while, perhaps - but only in the sense that it was said to belong to Japan in the 1980s. Looking back now, that seems ridiculous, but at the time, best-selling books were predicting that Americans, not to mention the rest of the planet...