Crime bills stall - Despite urgency, proposed acts yet to be debated in House
NINE MONTHS later and...nothing. After the tabling of six crime bills, crafted with urgency by the Bruce Golding administration to tackle the worrying crime wave affecting the country, the legislative measures are yet to be debated...
- Last chance for cane workers
- Holness on quality, accountability
- Legal fraternity mourns 'Berry' - Lawyers remember colleague fondly; police stumped
Should I add all the kids?
Q. I am in Jamaica and enjoy reading your column in the Tuesday Gleaner each week. My friend is a Jamaican and is planning on getting married early next year to her fiancé who is a United States citizen and lives in Florida.
CMI to begin new shipping degree
Responding to the growing demands of the local and international shipping industry, the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) will on June 19, commence its Master of Science (MSc) in shipping management and logistics, in conjunction with the Cyprus International...
Barnes saw it coming... but coach 'disappointed' he was cut ahead of Gold Cup
GIVEN the financial position of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), John Barnes had resigned himself to the fact that his contract as head coach of the Reggae Boyz would not have been extended.What he wasn't counting on though...
EDITORIAL - Graduating from what?
Prime Minister Golding has a real point about this proliferation of graduation ceremonies across the education system - from the community 'basic' schools, through primary and secondary institutions, to community colleges and universities...
LETTER OF THE DAY - More effective traffic policing needed
The Editor, Sir: The chairman of the Special Constables Force Association, Special Sergeant St George Jackson, is reported in The Gleaner of June 6 as having called on the authorities to end the evaluation of traffic police officers based on the number of traffic...
Buju tears down Berlin Wall - Fans welcome artiste after extended absence
BERLIN, Germany: When Buju Banton pranced off Columbiahalle's stage and bade goodbye to the 480 fans who turned up at the Berlin club just past midnight Sunday, it was a watermark occasion signalling a new beginning. The artiste, who last Friday kicked...
'Cornered' in Content Gap
Oh boy! I've really done it now. No cellphone signal, no sign of life, and no way to get home. This can't be good. These harrowing thoughts hit me like a truck as I hopped out of the van and looked around. This much I knew: I was a couple of miles away from Content Gap...