Commentary

The launch in Kingston on Wednesday of an organisation called the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) is a welcome development.

The latest round of debate raging in the public arena on the conduct of parliamentarians has highlighted glaring leadership deficits not just from the Chair, but at various levels within the Chamber. The debate has...

It is unfortunate that two months ago, Education Minister Andrew Holness spent so much time waffling and parsing what the Government meant by a "nominal freeze of tertiary subsidies" in Jamaica's letter of intent...

Peter Phillips is right. If, indeed, we retreat to our homes, "we would have surrendered to the criminals". So, the parliamentarian and former security minister must continue to speak out against criminality...

Good pick in Thomas - I must commend the former commissioner of police Lucius Thomas for offering himself to represent the People's National Party in North Western St Ann.

Jamaican governments have a talent for getting their priorities in a tangle. They tend to misplace them in favour of political pork and the advancement of personal authority and dependency.

Your editorial in Saturday's Gleaner affords Chris Tufton the kudos and applause that he richly deserves for his excellent work in the agriculture ministry. Recently, I also took note of the improving picture...

After I kicked the bucket a decade ago, on April 8, 2000, to be exact, I decided to head straight for hell.

Harold Brady, a senior Jamaican attorney, has admitted that he made a mistake in signing a contract with United States law firm Manatt, Phelps and Phillips (MPP), indicating that he was a "consultant to the Government of Jamaica," and "hereby confirms...

By heading in a general election more than two years before it is due, Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago is taking a political gamble in which he believes he holds the better hand and...

The Editor, Sir:The carnage on our roads is worrisome, but to blame it on speeding is easy, and misses the point.