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Editorial
Remembering the legendary Nurse and Butcher
Back in the mid-1960s, West Indian cricket followers often spoke of the regional side's glorious batting by pairing together outstanding names.So, it was 'Sobers and Kanhai, Nurse and Butcher', which shouldn't be read as being disrespectful to the great opener, the... Read More
Let's not squander the economic gains made so far
It's not that we had any doubt, but we welcome Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke's reassurance that the Government remains committed to the fiscal programme that has led to a steady improvement in the economy over the past few years. Read More
You can't have it both ways, Mr Mark Golding
Opposition spokesman on finance and the public service Mr Mark Golding will one day make a fine minister of finance, that is if he uses his time in Opposition to hone his political skills and learn to operate in the emerging social paradigm. Read More
Good point, Mr Chang, but interventions require comprehensive analysis
We sense a degree of frustration in National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang's announcement that the Government will be cutting funding for social intervention programmes because they are not working. Read More
Towards a more just, equitable society
We note news that Jamaica is considered in the 'high human development category' having moved up from 97 to 96 of 189 countries in the United Nations 2019 Human Development Index Report. Read More
Congratulations, Toni-Ann, our beautiful queen of hearts!
For the fourth time in the history of post-independent Jamaica the spotlight from the international beauty pageant stage has been cast squarely on our beloved island. Read More
Will Brexit benefit or damage Jamaica?
Dear Editor,Britain now has a mandated prime minister in the person of Boris Johnson. He took the electoral bet to the voters and won by a landslide victory. Read More
From Great Britain to England
Mr Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party, shorn of dissenters, won a sizeable majority in last Thursday's general election in Britain — an amazing result given the recent unprecedented political defeats in the British Parliament. Read More
Fingers crossed for stability in West Indies cricket
The West Indies tour of India across three cricket formats — firstly against Afghanistan and now against India — is entering its final phase with three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) starting tomorrow.Cricket followers will be aware that the first half of... Read More
Adult education too vital to be marred by uncertainty, MOE
A report by the Jamaica Observer regarding the failure of the Ministry of Education-promoted Occupational Associate Degree programme, through its Centre of Occupational Studies, to confer credentials to hundreds of eager graduates has left yet another pall over this very important... Read More
Dr Haughton, dissenting political thought and a fresh breeze in the Senate
The spirit, if not the objective, of a Senate or Upper House, was to have an additional layer of independent, democratic thought, unencumbered by blind or sycophantic political party loyalty. Read More
Cold hard facts of the dengue fight
There has been a lot of prattle, particularly from politicos, about the Health Ministry's response to the dengue fever outbreak. Read More
When all seems lost, act! – the late Mr Michael Manley
The late Prime Minister Michael Manley — who, incidentally, would have been 95 years old today — once described his Opposition years in the early 1980s as “boring”. Read More
Good parents key to nation-building
In this life, there are no guarantees.We all know, for example, that a child can have the most thoughtful, caring parents imaginable, the best home and community setting, first-class schooling, and still come to adulthood as a negative force in society. Read More
It's been a good schoolboy football season
Back in September, after severe lightning storms threatened life and limb and forced the rescheduling of a few games, there was real concern about the sustainability of the 2019 schoolboy football season. Read More
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