There was a time when corporal punishment was part and parcel of our Jamaican school system. It was, perhaps, a holdover from the old British colonial era. It was often abused …
At Hugh Shearer’s funeral Edward Seaga hailed him as a “champion of the working class, a benefactor of the poor, and protector of the disadvantaged”. Prime Minister P.J Patterson hailed him …
Once again, La Soufriere has disrupted the lives of so many people in St. Vincent, where the economic fallout of COVID-19 has already been taking such a toll that just last …
It is told, in what is probably an apocryphal tale, that Pompeii Magnus of the Triumvirate in a fit of rage exclaimed but “Sulla did it”. This was in reference to …
The true story of the life and times of legendary 18-time Champion Trainer Wayne DaCosta, indisputably the greatest of all time, is an inspirational tale. I can tell that story because …
I hate religion. Every time I say that I get lots of glares, then someone accuses me of being an atheist! Atheist? Good God, in my book it takes a great …
My previous article dealt with my suggestion that in other nations there were long periods of interruption in education due to the major fallout of two World Wars in the 20th …
July 5, 2004 brought to an end the impressive life of Jamaica’s third Prime Minister, Hugh Lawson Shearer. In the 13 days between his death and his funeral, Jamaica had the …
By Alex Scott Recently the Prime Minister took time out of the budget debate to scoff at suggestions that he is a ‘lightweight’ on the international stage. In doing this he …
