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Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
published: Wednesday | July 16, 2008

EDITORIAL - UWI marking 60 years of regional relevance
Against the background of universities as old as 600 and 700 years, as are the likes of Cambridge and the Sorbonne, the 60 years of existence of The University of the West Indies (UWI) might seem hardly worth noticing. To us, however, it is a significant testimony ...

The Bible in Jamaican

The Bible Society of the West Indies has announced that it has commenced a project to translate the Christian bible into the Jamaican language. The project has good intentions, for it is a fact that the best way to get a message across to a people is to communicate... - Peter Espeut

NOTE-WORTHY

Common sense - In my humble opinion, Jamaicans advocating the teaching of Patois are no less patriotic than those opposed. They are just letting emotion and sentiment trump common sense. No Jamaican needs to be taught Patois....





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