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Columns
Young lives matter: Yetanya, Trayvon
Remember Trayvon Martin? The 17-year-old black boy who was shot dead on February 26, 2012 in a gated community in Sanford, Florida, by George Zimmerman, 28, a white, self-appointed neighbourhood watch captain, who claimed he shot Martin in self-defence? Read More
How Dr Phillips nodded on his journey for clean
DEMOCRACY is safe when political opposition is awake. Both national newspapers, on Sunday, August 26, 2018, published a well-written article by Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips condemning partisan political bias in the way the Public Service Commission (PSC) functions for governance and... Read More
Renewable energy on a roll in Jamaica
The spectre of Kingston becoming submerged and the shoreline of Montego Bay becoming compromised should motivate every single one of us to do our part to protect our island and, indeed, our planet from climate change. The erosion at Hellshire beach and Little Ochie has sounded a loud... Read More
'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'
Readers have responded to last week's column on the intricacies of space, some asking what about Jamaica. Naturally, if it is outer, or inner, Jamaicans have to be involved. The USA is in the lead in the race to discover, for example, what, if any, alien life exists in outer space. But Jamaicans... Read More
The dreaded four horsemen of the apocalypse did not ride
Do not let the goat you might carry on your shoulder play in the mud. — A Mende Proverb/Sierra Leone Read More
Stepping forward with PEP
The Government's implementation of the New Standards Curriculum (NSC) has been met with mixed reactions. Under the NSC, students moving from the primary level are placed in secondary schools using the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) assessment, which replaces the Grade Six... Read More
Fun activities and prizes do not the engaged employee make — Part 2
In last month's issue, we identified that: “The average person would rather have a great boss looking out for them than prizes, trinkets and parties”. Improving productivity is directly linked to employees' engagement with… their boss! So, if you are a... Read More
Leak hunting: The US president and his insider critics
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — President Donald Trump is vowing to root out the leakers who contributed to the White House insider accounts that contend some on his team question his judgement, competence and even rationality. Read More
Revivalism: A response by Jamaican slaves to 'dead' English worship
The system of European slavery generally, and English slavery in Jamaica particularly, was not only an economic imperative to make England “great again”. Read More
Of plots and coups in Central Kingston
In a world where 34-year-old Facebook founder Mark Zuckergerg's net worth of US$73.1 billion is approximately four times Jamaica's 2017 GDP of US$14.77 billion, a Gleaner writer enthusiastically accommodates the desperate rantings of a very small clique determined to undermine the... Read More
The black must be discharged
Racism was the bedrock of European colonialism in the Caribbean. The subjugation, oppression and exploitation of African people as 'sub-human' were justified by colonial powers based on race and colour. Read More
Times changing in the school yard
BENG-GEH-LENG… BENG-GEH-LENG… Is school time again! How many recognise the school bell? Some don't know that sound… Schools have a new one now. The hand-held iron bell of past times has given way to a smoother sounding, push-button, electronic version. Read More
Should obeah be decriminalised?
In the wake of the decriminalisation of some usages of ganja (cannabis sativa) and the acceptance of it by the powers that be in the Rastafarian religion as a sacrament, one would have thought that the practice of obeah would have been given a similar treatment by our... Read More
Will State universities 'dun' us for cash and depart for greener pastures?
Jamaica has four universities in some 100 degree-granting bodies, and media featured the triumphs and travails of regional-funded UWI (“UWI gone global” Gleaner , 3/9.2018) and our national Uni (“Funding UTech”,... Read More
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