As a child, reading was an exceptional passion of mine. I can remember at 10 being consumed by all of the adventures, horrors, tragedies and redemption in Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo but, engrossed as I was with the book, I had the option of...
In my jottings last week, I posited that a PEST-EL analysis is a useful tool in understanding and managing the crime crisis bedevilling the country; that such an analysis requires a multi-sectoral approach which parallels the Economic Growth...
Michael Dyke, head track and field coach at Edwin Allen High, has described his team's 4x800 metres win at last Saturday's Central Hurdles and Relays meet as a 'remarkable run'.Edwin Allen won a duel with Holmwood Technical High in 8 minutes 54.58...
Sixty boxers from nine gyms are expected to participate in the Senior Amateur Boxing Championships, sponsored by the Jamaica Boxing Board, which start tonight at 7 o'clock at the Stanley Couch Gym on Victoria Avenue in Kingston.The preliminary weigh...
Removing the silencers from motorcycles constitutes a breach that is drawing the attention of the police, says head of the Elletson Road-based Police Traffic Division, Senior Supt Calvin Allen...
Excelsior High School's under-16 table tennis player and junior chess star, Christopher Anthony Lyn Jr, is a reserved, easy-going person by nature. His calm and serene personality has been developed through his deep involvement in chess, and he is...
The Montego Bay Animal Haven put on the 'funest' ball last Saturday, to raise funds to provide a better live for our furry friends. Held at the Wharfhouse in Redding St James, dubbed Fur Ball, the fund-raiser had animal lovers out in their number as...
THE EDITOR, Sir:Mr. Montague, like most politicians, are buoyed by hubris and arrogance. Oftentimes , it's a veil that they hide behind to mask their ignorance.In relation to the Palisades gridlock, the buck didn't stop ultimately with Mr Quallo....
THE WORK to make climate-change considerations central to national development planning is a priority for the island's Climate Change Division (CCD) this year."The integration of climate-change concerns into the development planning; that is really...
Some 30 selected persons will be benefiting from a two-day workshop to be held at the Four Paths Resource Centre in Clarendon this weekend.The two-day workshop will cover the functions of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency as well as...
THE EDITOR, Sir:It is difficult for any sane person to get used to, or accept, the idea that a murderer could take the life of someone and then have the privilege of benefiting from the Sentence Reduction Day Initiatives in our courts.While I...
SMALL ISLAND developing states (SIDS) were cautioned this week to recognise the threat of seemingly small climate-change impacts such as sudden or sustained rain events, even as they prepare to contend with larger events, including extreme...
ONE SCIENTIST is emphasising the need for research to bolster Jamaica's preparedness for earthquakes, two weeks after a tsunami warning put the issue back under the public microscope."More research is needed," said Dr Lyndon Brown, former head of...
Airline stocks went into a nosedive Wednesday on investor fears that a plan by United Airlines to grow rapidly will undercut prices and profits.In afternoon trading, shares of United Continental Holdings Inc plunged 11.5 per cent to US$69.03....
THE EDITOR, Sir:I'm concerned about Derrick Smith's recent utterances. The outgoing Member of Parliament (MP) seems to think he has the right to self-appoint his son to replace him in the constituency of North West St Andrew where he has served for...
If you listen carefully, you can still hear the lament that followed the retirement last year by the incomparable Usain Bolt. People keep asking who will replace the tall man and the answer is still the same all these four months after his last race...
Often reminded, and sometimes lambasted by his political opponents for failing to fulfil his election promise to make Jamaicans sleep with their doors and windows open, an emotional Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday refused to back down from...
With the war against crime and violence being ramped up a notch in recent days with the declaration of a state of public emergency inSt James and the need for further protection afforded citizens under such emergency measures at the forefront of the...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that attemptsby elements to drive a wedge between the Jamaica Consta-bulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) are being tackled at the highest level.Perpetrators of this scheme, according to the prime...
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami, a documentary about the Jamaican superstar model, singer, songwriter and actress, will have its local premiere this weekend.According to a release sent to The Gleaner, the film directed by Sophie Fiennes, splices...