Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
Published: Monday Sunday | May 24, 2009
What the PM must tell Caricom
In the mid-1980s, Jamaica and Canada nearly came to blows, figuratively that is, over patties, or more specifically, when a patty is, or is not, a patty. Read More...
Public affairs: Repositioning Ja
The never-ending drama of daily life in Jamaica is such that it is easy to become distracted and to forget about what really matters. The current nine-day wonder concerns the Supreme Court's decision to void the general election results in Northeast St Catherine and to declare the seat vacant. - Don Robotham Read More...
The trade unions/politics disaster
My apology for keeping waiting the man who now walks in the giant shoes of National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante and former prime minister, Hugh Lawson Shearer, and the big shoes of Pearnel Charles, Rudyard Spencer and Dwight Nelson, these last three... - Martin Henry Read More...
Youth unemployment rapidly on the rise
No one should be surprised that the results of Jamaica's first-quarter economic performance have confirmed that local production is declining at an accelerated pace. - Dennis Morrison Read More...
A resignation in 30 seconds
Thirty seconds! That's all it took for the Speaker of the British House of Commons, Michael Martin, to announce his resignation. - Cedric Wilson Read More...