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We couldn't have said it better, Dr Stafford
Dr Wess Stafford, president of Compassion International, the child advocacy organisation, hit the nail on the head with his observation about the ineffectiveness of laws that are passed by law-breakers within the context of a careless society....more
Thursday, November 19, 2009
We sincerely hope that the very regrettable decision to bar 2,000 students of the University of Technology (UTech) from sitting end-of-semester exams because of tuition fee arrears will not be the final stand....moreGet ready for a Sino-American bi-polar world
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
We are no longer living in a world with a single superpower, and for the foreseeable future, we will operate in a bi-polar world dominated by the United States and China....moreTuesday, November 17, 2009
The people at the Constabulary Communication Network must, by now, be sick and tired of issuing news releases documenting the constant occurrences of murder in this country....moreMonday, November 16, 2009
As the sport of thoroughbred racing continues to prove ultra-popular at Caymanas Park, so the industry struggles for survival....moreSunday, November 15, 2009
Our stomachs are still churning at the information that teenaged girls are being held hostage by inner-city thugs, aka 'dons', who sexually abuse, impregnate and infect them with Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) at will....moreCan just anyone slip into the national team?
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Over the last 10 to 15 years, Jamaica's national football team has become used to embracing players of Jamaican ancestry who were born and groomed elsewhere....moreIn the milk of human kindness.
Friday, November 13, 2009
We feel it is very important to acknowledge and thank the many donors, both here and abroad, who responded to the needs of Miss Shantoy Lawrence, the Cambridge High School student suffering from Tetralogy of Fallot, a disorder of the heart....moreSelecting Reneto Adams as police commissioner
Thursday, November 12, 2009
We are watching with a great deal of interest the clamouring, especially online, but also on the radio talk shows, for the return of former senior superintendent of police, Mr Reneto Adams, to the Jamaica Constabulary Force, this time as commissioner of police....moreBOJ governor's emoluments: Who is responsible?
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Corrective measures to ensure non-recurrence of the kind of salary paid to the former Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) governor, Mr Derick Latibeaudiere, cannot be subject to the usual nine-day wonder, where there is great hullabaloo and then nothing....moreRedeveloping downtown Kingston
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
In many ways we feel like the elderly man quoted in a two-part Sunday Finance report on the state of downtown Kingston that concluded this week....moreLessons from the Gaza-Gully debacle
Monday, November 09, 2009
To most Jamaicans of an older vintage, much of what emanates from the modern Jamaican dancehall is mystifying, to put it mildly....moreWe're all for integration, but...
Sunday, November 08, 2009
We fully support the signing of agreements which facilitate deeper and more meaningful integration with our neighbours in the Latin America and Caribbean region. And Jamaica's signing on Thursday of an air services agreement with Mexico, as well as its substantive accession into the Rio Group, are no exception....moreSaturday, November 07, 2009
The West Indies have not beaten mighty Australia in a Test series since 1993 and there is absolutely no reason to believe that situation will have changed at the close of the upcoming tour Down Under....moreFriday, November 06, 2009
Miss Shanica Stewart, class prefect of Miss Shantoy Lawrence, the 14-year-old Cambridge High School student in need of critical heart surgery to save her life, makes a compelling point in yesterday's edition of our sister title, the Observer West....more
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