Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
Published: Monday Saturday | July 4, 2009
EDITORIAL - Keeping the 'country' safe
With many Jamaicans having abandoned the rural areas in droves and heading to the urbanised and, they hope, more lucrative pastures in the country, we are used to the notion of a rural-urban drift. We are not, however, so accustomed to the reverse, as appears to be happening with criminals ... Read More...
Go forth and sing no more
Gene Kelly, movie star, dancer, singer, and choreographer found Singing In The Rain both pleasurable and lucrative. In my case, 'singing' and 'rain' are not simultaneous events. My singing precedes the rain. It might be that my genes are not Kelly's but when a song issues forth from my lips, even the Almighty shows his displeasure. Read More...
Jamaica's Madoff mentality
The Editor, Sir: As Bernie Madoff gets what is tantamount to life in prison for his financial Ponzi scheme, I do hope Jamaicans have been taking stock. We are endowed with a preponderance of avaricious people. We need to make an introspective analysis to determine what is best for our country as a whole. Read More...
Limit students' choices
The Editor, Sir: In a democratic society, people have freedom to choose only in so far as it does not infringe on the freedom of others. The moment one student is granted his choice to attend a particular school, he automatically denies another student the right to attend that school. Read More...
