Saturday’s edition of The Gleaner carried more news about EWI. We are told that EWI’s licence is being reviewed. Isn’t it amazing that this nonsense with EWI has been going on so long? Perhaps the first sign of something strange should have been that the bid was not made via the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)-listed …
THE EDITOR, Sir: Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey has ruled that former junior minister Kern Spencer and his co-accused Coleen Wright did not have a case to answer in the Cuban light bulb case. This decision has left many – even in legal circles – shocked. The question being asked by the man in the street …
Champs 2014 is now over. We are still amazed at the accomplishments of our youngsters. They are truly the best in the world. Sadly, there is one outstanding athlete, a national representative with tremendous potential, who did not participate. The reason for Vashon McCarthy’s absence was that his grades were not up to par. The …
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The Gleaner recently reported the transportation, works and housing minister, Dr Omar Davies, as having outlined critical steps that will ultimately lead to the signing of a binding agreement with the Chinese company, China Harbour Engineering Company. Last year, the minister conducted a personal inspection of the Goat Islands and was able to report to …
The lead headline in last Monday’s Gleaner was ‘Cold case freeze – Thousands of unsolved murders are decades old’. A cold case is one that hasn’t been solved and in which police investigation is no longer active. Cold cases can be reopened when new information surfaces in the form of material evidence, new information from …
THE EDITOR, Sir: There is a surprising controversy raging over Usain Bolt’s decision to wear, or appear to be wearing, a dress in a commercial. I think he looks quite gorgeous actually. At first, I thought it would be a one-day observation by those among us who make it a habit to condemn everything they …
In the United States, a roast is an event in which an individual is subjected to a public presentation of comedic insults, praise, outlandish true and untrue stories and heart-warming tributes. This is really a mock counter to a toast. The understanding is that the ‘roastee’ is able to take the jokes in good humour …
I refer to your front-page article in The Gleaner dated December 16, 2013, titled ‘Hunger pains’. It said 30 per cent of all children attending the island’s public schools go to class hungry. I have no doubt that the economy is one of the main contributors, but there are other causes. If one enters shops …
THE EDITOR, Sir: Perhaps I am being unfairly critical, but the performance of expert witnesses in the Vybz Kartel trial leave me disappointed and expecting much more from them. Somehow, indications of sloppiness and inexperience seem always to be coming to the fore. Last week Wednesday, a forensic scientist testified. I place great store by …
THE EDITOR, Sir: About 20 years ago, I was in Florida watching television. The programme was interrupted with an item of news. Apparently, there was a major drug bust and about 200 persons were arrested in various parts of the US. This was the culmination of an operation that lasted more than two years. It …
