Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
Published: Monday Thursday | July 16, 2009
EDITORIAL - Welcome move in the Hibbert saga
Our sense is it's more a case of Joseph Hibbert being pushed rather than him jumping.Either way, it is for the better. For had Mr Hibbert continued in his job as junior minister for transport and works, he would have run the risk of sapping the moral authority... Read More...
The GSAT bogey again
There is no intrinsic problem with the education system where the GSAT examinations are concerned. The issue is the placement of students based on their performance in the exams. Gaining placement in some schools is seen as more desirable than in others... Read More...
Speaking in tongues
On Monday, the Rev Dr Stephen Jennings, president of the Jamaica Baptist Union spoke to some Baptist ministers on 'Understanding the biblical gift(s) of tongues' at the Bethel Baptist Church. Dr Jennings argued that in the Scriptures, there is not one kind of gift of the tongues... Read More...
Framing the IMF debate
I have often thought that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the best friend of Third-World governments. Not Third-World people, who have laboured under its stringent 'conditionalities', but Third-World governments... Read More...
CARICOM power
Ever since Michael Jackson's passing away on June 25, media focus has been on his incredible life, one lived in the spotlight. The people who exploited MJ throughout his career, gathered for the ceremonial service at the Staples Center, last Tuesday.... Read More...
