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Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
published: Sunday | September 24, 2006

Political will and dangerous roads
Representatives from the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), the Transport Authority, the Police Traffic Division and the National Works Agency are unanimous in their assessment: it is extremely dangerous to be a motorist or pedestrian on Jamaican roads.

Tourism and development - Red flags being ignored

It seems the Government has succeeded in convincing many if not most Jamaicans that building more hotels for tourists constitutes development. - Gareth Manning


The ball is in Portia's court

In order for the People's National Party (PNP) to win an unprecedented fifth term, it needs to go through an obvious renewal. This is all the more necessary since there's been anything but an orderly transition of... - Dawn Ritch


Striking sickness

The police have finally recovered from their three-day pandemic and thankfully so because the nurses are still restive, although their wage dispute is supposedly settled and the medical doctors are yet to be placated. - Orville Taylor


Campaign on the issues

As the next general election season kicks into gear, our politicians need to keep in mind that there are key issues which the electors are pondering as they decide which politician and which party they are likely to vote for... - Herbert Lewis




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