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Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
published: Saturday | October 18, 2008

EDITORIAL - 'How come?' at Customs Department
In one of the catchier advertising campaigns to have hit Jamaica in recent years, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has given larger life and specific meaning to the popular phrase 'how come?' And, in an unusual move, yesterday The Gleaner made Commissioner of Customs Danville Walkers expressive and explosive declaration on the state of the operations he is in charge of ...

Communicating: the early years

The Post office in my childhood village was a community meeting place, Mondays to Saturdays, between the hours of 6 p.m. A train from Montego Bay stopped at the nearby railway station about 5.30 p.m. The train from Kingston arrived there about 5.45 p.m. (Neita)

Issue: Adults leading the vulgarity

At no time, in the history of Jamaica, has there ever been such moral decay, degradation, obscenity and selfishness as it is now. Who are responsible? I am putting the blame on us adults, men and women.

The little things that count

The Editor, Sir: Rules were made to be broken, many students believe. However, it seems they are oblivious to the fact that our country is in a chronic state of disrepair. As a disciplinarian at my school, witnessing the issue of nonconformity among students raises my concern.





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