- O-Wrap: Patrick Powell guilty… JTA warns Gov't… PM orders phone bill probe … Windies Women beat Pakistan 6:38 pm
- Opioid maker fined US$35m over shipments that fed addiction crisis 8:17 pm
- Windies' Hope, Nurse make gains in ODI rankings 7:23 pm
- $40m to clean drains in Kingston and St Andrew – mayor 7:20 pm
- Canadian woman gets 3 years, fined $1.85m on cocaine charges 8:19 pm
- No cost for patrons to attend Emancipation Jubilee – Grange 7:10 pm
Editorial
Clear, Hold and Build can work if…
There are at least three things we can agree on about crime without much controversy, even in this politically polarised society:• We have failed miserably as a nation to tame the crime beast; Read More
Don’t expect anyone to bail us out
There has been some anxiety locally over the budget blueprint unveiled by United States President Donald Trump last week as he is proposing US$54 billion in cuts to large swathes of the Federal Government, including popular programmes that have some bearing on foreign aid. Read More
Thank you for your assurance, Prime Minister
After our editorial of March 12, 2017 asking "Is there sufficient Jamaican involvement in Chinese constructions projects?", we are very reassured by Prime Minister Andrew Holness’s subsequent statement on the issue. Read More
Farewell Sir Derek Walcott, Caribbean poet to the world
The death on Friday morning of Sir Derek Walcott, poet, playwright and painter, at his home in St Lucia, has left a yawning gap that will be hard to fill. Read More
National DNA register a boon in the crime fight
Word this week that the Government is acquiring equipment for the establishment of a national DNA register is most welcome. Read More
Time for action, not a bag o’ mouth
The staff at the Auditor General’s Department (AGD) must feel that they’re on a treadmill. Read More
The mission of Mr Audley Shaw
We have had our share of disappointments with prominent people paying lip service to important causes and principles, yet we sense in Mr Audley Shaw, the finance minister, a renewed and sincere zest for improving the lot of Jamaican youth. Read More
Don’t give scammers a free pass
The decision of the court last week to approve an extradition request from the United States for eight Jamaicans accused of involvement in lottery scamming should hopefully open the eyes of people engaged in this illegal activity. Read More
Is there sufficient Jamaican involvement in Chinese construction projects?
The Michael Manley-led Government of Jamaica in the 1970s initiated close Sino-Jamaica relationship on the basis of the "One China" policy which has been adhered to since then by successive governments. Read More
JADCO needs to say why
This newspaper’s position on the anti-doping rules in sport is well known to our readers.The rules, we believe, are to be observed, and athletes, as we have repeatedly stated, have a responsibility to abide by the rules. Read More
Don’t yield to the disorder, Mayor Williams
In his assessment of the chaos that exists in downtown Kingston, Mayor Delroy Williams certainly has got one thing right — simply that what obtains is not sustainable. Read More
Is sending manslaughter convicts to prison the best remedy?
The case of Shortwood Teachers’ College Principal Dr Christopher Clarke, who was on Tuesday this week ordered to pay $2 million or serve 12 months behind bars, should invite our most serious contemplation. Read More
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
RSS Feeds
Copyright © 2013 Jamaica Observer. All Rights Reserved.
Terms under which this service is provided to you.