Jamaica Gleaner Commentary

Published: Monday Thursday | August 13, 2009

EDITORIAL - A call to clarity, PM
Based on the bald, preliminary numbers which Prime Minister Golding presented to business leaders on Tuesday, the Government sharply contracted spending in July.This, in the context of Jamaica's current financial crisis, could be read to mean that the administration... Read More...

Excluded from 'Out of Many One People'
OUR MOTTO 'Out of Many One People' speaks to different races, classes and creeds: living, working, praying and playing together in tolerance and harmony. Our motto was ahead of its time of the 21st century in which it is now fashionable... Read More...

Implement the IMF programme well, or die
JAMAICA'S ECONOMY collapsed, compared to other countries, from the early 1970s without any International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme being in place, and this continued after we supposedly started a relationship with the IMF... Read More...

The near-perfect sports system
THERE ARE four important elements that are necessary for a country to perform well in a sport at the international level. There needs to be a cadre of persons who are really talented at the sport. These persons need to have an enthusiasm for the sport... Read More...