The Human Genome Project

IT IS done. The long awaited map of the human genome is an accomplished fact. Now what? "This is the outstanding achievement not only of our lifetime, but in terms of human history", says Dr. Michael Dexter - Martin Henry

Whither Hellshire Hills?

DON'T THINK that the victory for Hope Gardens meant that Jamaica's natural environment is now safe from destruction. Not by a long shot! The guns are now trained on the Hellshire Hills in St. Catherine! - Peter Espeut

Training for the police

ON MONDAY, July 3 the Minister of National Security, the Commissioner of Police and other high ranking officers met with nearly 1,000 rank and file policemen and women about unwarranted shootings by the police. - Professor Errol Miller

Triumph before the storm (Part 1) - Through the 20th century with The Gleaner

THE YEAR 1930, as we have seen in earlier instalments, effectively marked the end of Marcus Garvey's active participation in Jamaican competitive politics. - C. Roy Reynolds