- Weekly Round-up: PEP pushback… Six-year-old drowns… Woman kills husband… ISSA strengthens transfer rules 12:01 am
- Security minister reiterates need for a transformed police force 7:51 pm
- Grange attends UNESCO meeting in France 7:22 pm
- Senate approves extension of Corporate Area SOE 6:48 pm
- ONLINE READERS COMMENT: Illegal parking in Barbican impeding traffic flow 6:08 pm
- PNP's Jackson commends Customs, JCF on gun find 6:01 pm
That thorny Calabar issue
Calabar High principal Mr Albert Corcho has provided some clarity on the controversy embroiling the school regarding promoting students to Grade 11. Read More
Don't lose this opportunity to deal with dangerous dogs
The passionate debate triggered by this newspaper's report on the killing of 66-year-old Mr Whittington Cole by a pack of dangerous dogs in July is necessary and, hopefully, will lead to amendments to the legislation governing these animals. Read More
The challenges, stresses of back to school
The start of a new school year is always challenging and exciting. It can also be extremely stressful. Read More
NAFTA stance could damage trade and diplomatic relations
Bullying is a universal problem. The victims can suffer serious injury and, in some cases, the effects can be fatal. Those who submit to bullying do so because, in their calculation, it is less harmful than refusing the demands of the bully. Read More
Digicel's master stroke
Telecoms company Digicel deserves high praise for its decision to appoint Mr Ricardo Fuller as its schoolboy football ambassador for the Digicel Manning Cup. Read More
Let us not lose this momentum
Two reports this week from entities established to monitor and guide the Government's economic policy and performance have stated in no uncertain terms that the country is moving in the right direction. Read More
School attendance and the harsh economic realities
Among the unfortunate things about modern Jamaica is that there are still many children of school age who attend school only infrequently or not at all. Read More
Remove obstacles to growth, please
Mr Michael Lee-Chin makes some interesting points in the sixth quarterly report of the Economic Growth Council (EGC) issued earlier this week. Read More
Capitalise on state of emergency's effectiveness
The data released by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) last week that the country has seen a 16.8 per cent reduction in serious and violent crimes for the period January 1 to August 18 is indeed encouraging. Read More
Communities must be organised to help face down crime... there is no other way
We keep saying in this space that if Jamaica is to stop criminals, there will have to be systematic and sustainable organisation of communities to assist the police in every shape and form, always within the ambit of the law. Read More
Take the sugar industry off life support
Sugar was once the most valuable commodity in the world. It led to, and sustained the slave trade, and the profits financed the Industrial Revolution in England. Read More
Schoolboy football: Good news, promising changes and an old problem
When news broke early this month of closure of the title-sponsorship arrangement for schoolboy football between the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) and telecoms giant FLOW, the public expectation was for the announcement of a replacement title sponsor(s) in short... Read More
Preparedness can save lives
The magnitude 7.3 earthquake experienced by several Caribbean territories and Venezuela on Tuesday serves as a reminder that we need to keep strengthening our ability to respond to natural disasters. Read More
Venezuela needs help
President Nicolas Maduro has gone ahead and devalued Venezuela's currency, the bolívar, by 95 per cent. That, in effect, has moved the official exchange from 285,000 bolívars to one US dollar, to the current black market rate of six million bolívars per US dollar. Read More
Making the most of our heritage
Yesterday, in our commentary on efforts by the Government to develop the birthplace of National Hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey as a museum and appropriate memorial, we raised the issue of how Jamaica is honouring all its seven National Heroes and other outstanding citizens who have served the... Read More
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