- Tourism continues to be main growth engine — PM 8:03 am
- England drop Stokes, Hales after arrest incident 7:43 am
- Guyana to export rice to Cuba; first shipment in 18 years 7:33 am
- All primary students must matriculate to secondary school — Reid 7:15 am
- O-Wrap: Four rifles seized, 13 arrested… Gov't aims to reduce NCDs… 13-y-o boy murdered 6:49 pm
- Gov't to partner with church on social intervention programmes 9:44 pm
Editorial
Good neighbourliness and self-preservation
For many Jamaicans the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma on the islands of the eastern and northern Caribbean and continuing on to Florida represents nightmarish reminders of the horrendous Hurricane Gilbert in September 1988. Read More
UWI sport faculty an idea whose time has come
The recent establishment of a Faculty of Sports by The University of the West Indies (UWI), the first new faculty in over 40 years, is a bold initiative and an indication of modern thinking. Read More
That old problem of bad football fields
This newspaper notes the recent comments by Mr Carlo Redwood, an executive of telecommunications giant Flow, regarding the poor state of fields on which most of Jamaica's schoolboy football is played. Read More
Petty political nitpicking won't help communities in need
The request from the National Security Council (NSC) for the police force to review its systems of data collection and collation to ensure that there are no systemic challenges is most important because any serious attempt to combat crime must rely on accurate... Read More
How about a board of past police commissioners?
Let's face it, we have certain wasteful cultural practices that frequently result in some of our best human resources being lost to the country. Read More
Violence tearing away at the innocence of our youth
The emotional toll that violence is taking on our children is most heart-rending. There's no doubt that their experiences will leave them with deep scars. Read More
PNP should use ZOSO hotline wisely
The decision by the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) to establish a hotline for people to report problems with the implementation of the zones of special operations (ZOSO) is not a bad idea in and of itself. Read More
As the new school year opens...
In popular Jamaican parlance, 'free paper bun' today, with children returning to school in their tens of thousands following the long summer holiday. Read More
Hoping the ZOSO works
As we had expected, the Government's new anti-crime initiative, the zones of special operations (ZOSO), has attracted support and opposition. Read More
Amateurish approach to domestic football unsustainable
The election to decide who replaces the late Captain Horace Burrell as president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is now just over two weeks away. Read More
Will there really be a rural school bus service?
We will hold the applause until we finally see the rural school bus system in operation as announced by Education Minister Senator Ruel Reid this week. Read More
National Icon proposal worthy of discussion
It's a bit disappointing that up to last night the petition to make late folklorist Mrs Louise Bennett-Coverley an “official national icon” had secured just over 1,000 of the 15,000 signatures required for the Government to give the suggestion serious... Read More
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey...
You can't avoid being moved by the devastation unleashed on Texas by Hurricane Harvey over the past few days. Read More
There's great value in big thinking
Last week, in this space, we discussed the need for big thinking in relation to the island's tourism product. Our comments were focused on the Hip Strip in Montego Bay, the lively business, commercial and leisure district on Gloucester Avenue. Read More
United stand needed to combat crime
Even as Jamaicans anxiously await the implementation of the anti-crime zones of special operations, they shouldn't fool themselves into thinking it will be a panacea. Read More
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