- Weekly Round-up: UK deportation row… 3-day extension of school year … Cop chopped 12:01 am
- 'Mini-Me' actor Verne Troyer dead at 49 4:47 pm
- Spreading E coli outbreak prompts US lettuce warning 4:18 pm
- 25 delinquent NWC customers prosecuted 4:05 pm
- Gov't encourages BPO stakeholders to plan the way forward 3:26 pm
- Windies star Hope lands another prestigious award 3:11 pm
Can the Vale Royal talks help silence the political guns?
The first of the Vale Royal talks under Prime Minister Andrew Holness, set for sometime next month, can achieve something significant for Jamaica if the deliberations do not become another royal waste of time — something we're actually quite good at. Read More
Kudos for Gov't support of plastic bottle return system
The Government's pledge to support the plastic bottle return system is commendable and, we hope, will be more than just an announcement. Read More
Put Jamaica first again, Dr Phillips
Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips's contribution to the budget debate last week was not only wide-ranging, it was predictably critical of the Government. Read More
PNP, JLP people bleed the same red blood
We don't suppose that Acting Commissioner of Police Clifford Blake had meant to suggest that the only gang of concern in St Catherine is the Klansman Gang for purposes of the state of public emergency in the St Catherine North police division. Read More
We better listen to Mr Bruce Golding
Addressing the Rotary Club of Kingston earlier this month, former Prime Minister Bruce Golding shared some very revealing data that, we hope, have attracted the attention of policymakers. Read More
Caribbean uncertainty over US policy
Last week, while returning from a trip to Kenya, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heard that President Donald Trump had announced on Twitter that he was fired. When Mr Tillerson returned to Washington, DC he calmly, and with as... Read More
When sport officials bend the rules
The bungling by officials at the Digicel Grand Prix/G C Foster Classics at the National Stadium last weekend has understandably attracted much criticism. Read More
JamaicaEye — A critical tool in the fight for the country's future
The Government, and National Security Minister Robert Montague in particular, deserve commendation for the roll-out of JamaicaEye, the national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme which was officially launched on Wednesday. Read More
Way to go, GraceKennedy
There is little doubt, if any at all, that the 96-year-old GraceKennedy Group, one of the country's largest conglomerates, is safely ensconced in the hearts of Jamaicans, both here and abroad. Read More
The politics of education
To the people fitted with either orange or green blinkers there's nothing like a good political squabble. Read More
Mr Robert Montague 2.0
National Security Minister Robert Montague caught our attention last Friday when he appeared to have taken an about- turn in how he seeks to engage the Opposition in the fight against crime. Read More
Trees for peace — There's much more to the story
It's long been accepted that green areas, inclusive of trees and grass, have a calming influence on human beings. Read More
Perils of that Trump-Kim Jong-un tête-a-tête
The proposed May meeting between United States President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un holds out the promise of peace on the Korean Peninsula and, at the same time, fears of the consequences if it all goes wrong. Read More
Sponsorship and sportsmanship
Food processing, distribution and financial services giant GraceKennedy is overjoyed to be linked to Champs, the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships. Read More
Throwing in the towel before the polls
Traditionally, voter turnout at by-elections is low, and the number dwindles even more when either of the island's two major political parties accepts defeat long before constituents cast their votes. Read More
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