Commendable restoration efforts
HAPPILY, MORE sections of the country have been put back on the Jamaica Public Service's electricity supply grid, as technical crews continue to work long and extended hours late into the nights to restore power to customers. It is also commendable...
PUBLIC AFFAIRS - 'Ivan' batters the farming sector - A rough ride ahead
JUST AS farmers in the south-western sections of the island began picking up the pieces from the devastating effects of Hurricane Charley which lashed the island one month ago, Ivan 'the terrible' struck a catastrophic blow right across the country.
A high state of panic
THERE IS no greater dread that a human being can feel than waiting for a natural disaster to occur. So it was with Hurricane Ivan. The Most Honourable P.J. Patterson did us no favours by making two national broadcasts on the subject in as many days.
Enough talk: Time to rebuild!
AAAH!! WITH the exception of a few communities we were spared the wrath of the angel of death. However, all along the south coast Ivan reminded us of our West Indian identity and tore through our batting order and whitewashed us. Only this time it...
Communication and the top executive
THE RIGHT to know has made the unwritten concept of "private" enterprise obsolete. Not only government but also big business is, today, everybody's business.
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