Match of the Day's Alan Shearer examines how Arsenal have improved their squad depth since last season, and how the Gunners reaped the rewards in their win over West Ham.
Trade unionist Lambert Brown, an industrial relations adviser to the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), is claiming that the Orders used for the interdiction of Dr Aujae Dixon are not applicable, amid discussions about the September 17...
Straw purchasing of guns is a major concern for United States (US) authorities and at least one state attorney general is calling for urgent attention to effectively have the upper hand in combating firearms trafficking locally and internationally...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ recently publicised claim that Jamaica’s doctor internship programme is currently oversubscribed, questions and doubts still remain about whether there are enough interns now in the...
THE GLEANER of Wednesday, September 24, carried the headline, ‘Church leaders stage march against obeah ahead of constitutional court challenge’. It is yet more evidence that it is always easier to appeal to the uninformed base when there is a lack...
FOR YEARS, there has been the saying that Jamaica has the highest number of churches per square mile, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. I am yet to see for myself that record. A quick search of the Internet, including the Guinness...
WITH THE High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in the rear-view mirror, we now approach the festivals of Sukkot and Simchat Torah, two of the most joyous holidays on the Jewish calendar. Sukkot is known in our holy texts as “the time of our...
TODAY, WE’RE wrapping up our series on forgiving ourselves. It’s been quite a journey, as we’ve considered the way unforgiveness towards ourselves can lead to cycles of shame, guilt and possibly self-harm; while the power of self-forgiveness...
How’s your day so far? Enjoyable, miserable or poko-poko. Caribbean definition of poko-poko: to take it easy. If you can’t say how yuh feeling right now, no problem, that’s a common response. Have you done anything to contribute to your present...
SOME OF the bitter experiences you will have at the verge of your breakthrough are betrayal, envy, injustice and abandonment. And if indeed you have a great destiny, you must go through all these and more before your miracle. You cannot escape it....
GENEVA, Switzerland – A United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) study demonstrates that in Europe housing stress affects over one-third of those in the lower 40 percent of the income bracket, and while the severity of affordable housing shortages varies significantly between countries, many households spend upwards of 45 percent of their income on housing expenses. […]
