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 …
The chance for a broader view of history Celebrating Jamaica’s 60th Anniversary How time flies — it really does. During this my 63rd year of life, it now comes to mind …
We all have concerns about the current weather patterns resulting in increasing incidents of flooding and drought and many of us glibly put them down to “Climate Change”, now a catch-all …
Women’s rights should not be determined by politics, religious doctrine or even social laws. These rights need to be guaranteed as human rights. The real concern is that the world needs …
The Government of Jamaica continues to display a strange foreign policy, which has been highlighted in recent weeks. The Government no longer seems oblivious to the changing realities in the global …
A recent report released by the the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has highlighted what many Jamaicans interested in the welfare of the Jamaican worker have long suspected. The report, which …
While growing up, this writer was often told that he had to go through a period of incubation having been born two months shy of nature’s full nine-month gestation period. To …
This seems to be an idea whose time has come….. Disconcerting and perplexing as are current events, it’s not as if we were not warned. One of the most astute observations, …
Super filly Atomica blotted her copybook in the Gold Cup despite being sent to post as the howling 2-5 favourite. Sigh. This only established how superficial public “analysis” of horseracing can …
BY FRANK PHIPPS, KC Decades of action by succeeding governments for crime control, especially for murder spreading fear across the island as domestic terrorism, leave communities with a pockmarked face of …
Last time out we spoke of the effects of different headgear on thoroughbreds. This time we offer a primer on how to assess a horse’s condition pre-race. Most people pay little …
