EDITORIAL - Random polygraph tests should be mandatory
Justin Felice is right about the need for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to utilise a broad range of methods, including polygraph tests, to root out corruption from the force. And we like the fact that the process is becoming more rigorous at the entry point....
Elementary, Mr Shields, elementary
To paraphrase Sherlock Holmes, we would have thought it quite elementary for Mark Shields, the deputy commissioner of police for crime, to contact The Gleaner. Yet, we yesterday quoted Mr Shields as saying he was "very interested in contacting the newspaper" ...
Barack surges
"You'll eat humble pie!" I was told over my prediction that Hillary Clinton would win the Democratic nomination in the US presidential campaign. I could only reply that as an Obama enthusiast, if served humble pie in his honour, I would happily take a second helping!... - John Rapley
MEN
Tomorrow, the day after lovers' day, a church-led National Men's Conference will open. There is a widespread feeling, and not without reason, that men need rescuing. When the list of what is wrong with men is run, the fact that they are not in church is usually on it... - Martin Henry
NOTE-WORTHY: Cemetery fuss
I am in full agreement with the 23 communities surrounding the controversial Royal Rest Cemetery in Burnt Ground, Hanover, who are seeking to prevent any burial at that location. What is it that will prevent formaldehyde used to embalm bodies...
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