THE EDITOR, Sir: Our Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships cannot be bested as the supreme event of its kind internationally. But there are still some things that need to be addressed, including the mystery of disappearing tickets that reappear later at twice the price, before the organisers can truly claim that the management is world-class. …
THE EDITOR, Sir: Late last week, an unusually angry and frustrated Donald Trump surprised the rest of the world by unilaterally declaring tariffs on steel and aluminium. Even within the US, there were agonising groans – the first coming from the markets, which reacted sharply. The general feeling was that these tariffs – 25 per …
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RECENTLY, PARKLAND was voted the safest city in Florida. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in that city is highly regarded by the Florida Board of Education. Last Wednesday, a nightmare unfolded at that school. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, returned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas with an AR-15 rifle and opened fire, leaving at least …
THE EDITOR, Sir: Former crime-fighter Reneto Adams claims that if he got the job of commissioner of police, Jamaica would see a drastic reduction in murders. I think this is entirely possible. That’s because, under his watch, the country would see a drastic reduction in its population. So, statistically, it follows that a reduced number …
My mother said that I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more intelligent than college professors. She encouraged me to listen carefully to what people called ‘mother wit’. That in those homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations. – Maya …
My mother said that I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more intelligent than college professors. She encouraged me to listen carefully to what people called ‘mother wit’. That in those homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations. – Maya …
THE EDITOR, Sir: Negril residents have been demonstrating for most of this week. They have been blocking roads and setting fire to tyres. They are angry! Earlier this week, two cousins were electrocuted by a live electrical wire that fell from a utility pole. This is something that can happen to any person anywhere, any …
THE EDITOR, Sir: Talib Rifai, secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, in a passionate speech to stakeholders poured scorn on what he described as “modern-day plantations called exclusive resorts”. At the two-day Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth, he warned against the practice of “… building five-star resorts in three-star communities …
THE EDITOR, Sir: Mr Talib Rifai, secretary general of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), in a passionate speech to stakeholders poured scorn on what he described as “modern-day plantations called exclusive resorts”. At the two-day Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth, he warned against the practice of … building five-star resorts in three-star …
If the debtor is in difficulty, grant him time till it is easy for him to repay. But if ye remit it by way of charity, that is best for you if ye only knew. – Qur’an 2:280 Managing director of the Inter-national Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, has been wondering aloud of late. She …
