- Westmoreland man killed after reporting to police 8:34 am
- 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
Editorial
It would take political guts to reduce murders
We have for some time in this space advocated the removal of crime from the partisan political arena to allow for a truly national assault on this scourge as the only way to get on top of our brutally high murder toll — 632 year-to-date. Read More
JADCO credibility at stake
The acquittal of athlete Miss Kaliese Spencer yesterday by the Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel has left the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) with egg on its face for the second time in a month. Read More
Messrs Paul Bogle and William Gordon would say thanks from their graves if…
The latest promise to develop Morant Bay, the St Thomas capital, has come from no less than Prime Minister Andrew Holness who has laid out ideas for a new town centre rising from the ashes of the old Goodyear Tyre factory. Read More
Good news in education, but...
News that, with the exception of one subject, Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scores for 2017 showed “notable improvement” over last year is very pleasing. Read More
Mrs May's gamble has made UK situation worse
British Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to call a snap general election shattered her credibility because less than a year ago she made a solemn public commitment not to do so. Read More
The world of track inspired by Mr Usain Bolt
Those who watched the Olympic 400m final in Rio de Janeiro last year – whether live or on TV – aren't likely to forget it. Read More
Mr Bolt and Racers deserve high praise
The eyes of the athletics world will be focussed on little Jamaica tomorrow for the second staging of the JN Racers Grand Prix which has been appropriately dubbed a salute to the legendary Mr Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter yet to grace planet... Read More
Captain Horace Burrell – the signature event that gave back Jamaica its soul
Across history, there is a relatively small band of people who attain heights beyond the limits of their individuality. Driven, they then relentlessly follow a course that, at an appointed time, fires the imagination of entire nations and men call them great. Read More
Can we designate nature a legal entity?
A recent court ruling in India has given legs to environment protection advocates and should, we believe, stimulate debate that could prove useful to mankind.Essentially, the court ruled that the Ganges river is a legal “person” in... Read More
Nice move, Mr Kevin O'Brien Chang
Jamaica may yet salute Mr Kevin O'Brien Chang who, although being an enthusiastic public commentator, is proving he is not just all talk.Mr O'Brien Chang has committed his Fontana Pharmacy chain to what is a really nice and... Read More
Big mistake to think terror attacks can't happen here
This newspaper joins the Government, Opposition and all well-thinking Jamaicans in condemning the horrific terrorist attack in London on Saturday, which has left seven people dead at Observer press time and dozens injured.Once... Read More
Mr Trump's 'climexit' from the Paris Accord
It is ironic that President Donald Trump announced that the United States, the second largest global carbon emitter, will withdraw from the Paris Accord, on the same day that China announced it had completed the construction of a 40-megawatt floating solar... Read More
Much more than a name change needed for WI cricket
Many Caribbean cricket followers are asking, ' w hat's in a name?' following official confirmation that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been rebranded as Cricket West Indies. Read More
Jamaica must get its due from bauxite mining
With news last week that the Alpart alumina plant is due to resume refining operations on June 20, locals are expecting a big hike in employment numbers and increased economic activity.In fact, over recent months, employment has steadily picked up at Alpart as... Read More
The monsters who prey on poor, helpless old ladies
Five years ago a study by the Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre found that, in Jamaica, the elderly constituted 11.3 per cent of the population… and that number was projected to rise to 25 per cent by 2050.This therefore is an extremely... Read More
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