Glenn Tucker Guest Columnist The US media have been criticising President Donald Trump for refusing to condemn white supremacists for a terrorist attack that killed one woman and injured several other persons. The rally these persons were attending had many persons wearing Trump campaign memorabilia and included former Ku Klux Klan (KKK) grand wizard David …
If a pin dropped in Jamaica, no, the world, two Saturdays ago after the 100m at the World Championships, it would have sounded like a bullet. Usain Bolt ran in a race and did not win. I was among the few who were not too surprised. For me, Mr Bolt, who takes his social life …
A heartbroken Julia Hird, mother of slain 11-year-old Taysha Hughes, bawls in the arms of Inspector Jacqueline Ricketts, sub-officer in charge of the Gold Street Police Station, on June 23. Taysha was a victim of a crossfire near her home on Fleet Street, central Kingston. The evening television news is usually dominated by information concerning …
Before MP Hayles embarks on hanging spree THE EDITOR, Sir: Member of Parliament Ian Hayles is a frustrated man. Crime is up and he is upset. So he does what most angry, frustrated persons do: throw caution to the wind and give vent to his emotions. Hayles wants us to hang the bastards. He is …
Prime Minister Andrew Holness indicated recently that he recognised the importance of intelligence-driven crime-fighting and more resources. He also hinted that this initiative could mean the shifting of resources from other critical areas to a hungry minister of national security, Robert Montague. Shift them, Prime Minister! Would anyone on the Opposition benches oppose you? They …
THE EDITOR, Sir: When I was still quite young, I remember my mother using the expression, ‘Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth’, to a teacher on her staff. I liked the expression and started to use it, although I didn’t know what it meant. It was years later that my father explained that …
I was on my way home when I heard what sounded like the second faux pas by Nationwide in two days. The announcer said Cash Plus boss Carlos Hill was freed. It actually turned out to be true. Prosecutor Adley Duncan said people within the organisation (Cash Plus) were needed to testify but “none came …
THE EDITOR, Sir: Opposition Spokesman on National Security Peter Bunting was quoted in The Gleaner (Wednesday, April 19) querying whether a person convicted of narcotics offences in the United States and deported to Jamaica should be eligible to receive a contract from the government. I have since been wondering what Mr Bunting would recommend for …
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Good name in man and woman, my dear Lord. Is the immediate jewel of their souls Who steals my purse steals trash … But he who filches me my good name Robs me of that which enriches him not And makes me poor indeed … – Othello (Act 3: Scene 3) A few months ago, …
Last week, there was an avalanche of abuse directed at MP and shadow minister Lisa Hanna. Ms Hanna had expressed concern – as is her right – about the appropriateness of murder convict Vybz Kartel continuing to record music while he is in prison. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS), to the best of my …
