Jamaica Gleaner Commentary published: Sunday | January 11, 2004
Creating a dysfunctional society
THE REPORT published elsewhere in this edition about the extent of the physical abuse of young boys in particular and the nexus between how we treat our children and societal dysfunction, is disturbing at several levels.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Needed: A Magna Carta now!
THE INTERVIEW of Prime Minister P.J. Patterson on radio talk show Breakfast Club on Wednesday this past week reveals many distortions and half-truths which avoid reality. This cannot be allowed to stand.
IF THERE is one defining cultural characteristic of Jamaicans, it is that we find the time to talk to strangers, and without hope of reward. Worldwide, Jamaicans are recognised for their sense of hospitality reported time and again by visiting...
AS A boarder at Jamaica College (JC) in the 1940s, the first shock was that there were no girls in the school. At the elementary school I attended before in Four Paths in mid-Clarendon, I had become accustomed to having my eyes blessed each school day...
THE UNITED States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) upgraded its immigration procedures at 115 airports and 14 cruise ship terminals on Monday, requiring most visitors travelling on visas to have two fingers scanned by an inkless device and a...
