EDITORIAL - The Panama compromise
After more than 40 rounds of deadlocked voting, Venezuela and Guatemala last Thursday sensibly agreed to end their contest for a seat on the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council and endorse Panama as their compromise replacement.
The 'killing fields' of Jamaica
In identifying the causal relationships that produce and sustain violence in poor urban communities in Jamaica, a World Bank Study on urban poverty and violence in Jamaica notes the inter-relationship... - Beverley Anderson-Manley
'Dutty Wine' discussion
Tanisha Henry died last week. She had been at what I understand is called a 'school uniform' party in St. Catherine, and had participated in a 'Dutty Wine' competition. The newspapers report that while taking part... - Stephen Vasciannie
The truth about gaffes
A 'gaffe' is a true statement that outrages the hypocrites, who then mobilise to shut the truth-teller up. The most common gaffes are about politics and religion, because those are the areas where the level of hypocrisy is highest. - Gwynne Dyer
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