Jamaica Gleaner Commentary

Published: Monday Thursday | February 5, 2009

EDITORIAL - Education challenges require creative thinking
Very much in the fashion of his predecessors, Roger Bent, the president of the Guild of Students at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies, (UWI), wants the Jamaican Government to do more for Jamaican students who attend the UWI.... Read More ...

West Indies cricket back to winning?
Last Monday evening, the West Indies Cricket Board and the Jamaica Cricket Association commemorated some significant events in the life of West Indies Cricket. It was a celebration of George 'Atlas' Headley 100th birthday, the 60th anniversary of Sir Everton... - Devon Dick Read More...

Disappointed with Dehring's inaccuracies
The Editor, Sir: I read with great disappointment the letter to the editor by Chris Dehring published on February 1 in The Sunday Gleaner entitled "JTB Misses Cricket Opportunity". I thought long and hard about responding to the gentleman ... Read More...

Buy local, kill jobs
It seems innocuous enough, doesn't it? You're in government, you want to kick-start your economy with a spending package, and you want the money to be used to create jobs at home. Meanwhile, your local producers are saying that without your assistance... - John Rapley Read More...