Mr Harper in the absence of marching bands
Stephen Harper, the Canadian prime minister - on a fleeting visit to Jamaica after last weekend's hemispheric summit in Port-of-Spain - has not received a rousing national welcome, as would have been the case were the visitor Barack Obama.

Smells like plea to me
When the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, decided to offer no evidence against Rodney Chin (former co-accused with Member of Parliament Kern Spencer) and Spencer's personal assistant, Coleen Wright, in the Cuban light bulb...

Wrong time for carnival
The Editor, Sir:For some years now I have tried to find a rationale for hosting carnival activities over the Easter weekend in Jamaica.

Airport projects lack feasibility
The Editor, Sir:The front page story of the Financial Gleaner of March 20 carried the headline 'Duckenfield idea shelved, Ken Jones bypassed $100m upgrade for Boscobel aerodrome'.

NOTE-WORTHY Save public sector jobs
Every public sector job is important and employees need to be given the opportunity to fulfil their needs, like paying their bills and buying food which is good for their health and so on.

Interest groups and food studies
The Editor, Sir: Evon Brodber's counter argument, 'Don't demonise cassava', of April 15, in response to The Gleaner's headline 'Cassava threat', goes a far way in countering any negative impact of the April 13 headline story.