Tough times ahead - Stringent steps to consider
I breathed a deep sigh of relief when I heard Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced definitively in his post-Cabinet retreat press conference that the fuel of choice for Jamaica in the future would be liquefied natural gas (LNG), not coal. (Seaga)
Gradualism and the economy
What had to come has come. In his momentous press conference last week, the Prime Minister, his two Ministers of Finance silent and nowhere in sight, finally and officially embraced the low-inflation economic model pursued by the former Minister of Finance Dr. Omar Davies. (Robotham)
Condoms, Church and control
The church is fast being seen by some as a nuisance and a drag on development. Its opposition to the distribution of condoms to sexually active teenagers in school would be cited as the latest manifestation of its dogmatic blindness in the glaring light of today's realities. (Boyne)
Are garrisons a form of social control?
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defines garrison as 'a body of troops stationed in a fortified place'. However, Jamaican garrisons like Tivoli and Jungle are inhabited not only by 'armed fighters', but also by ordinary citizens trying to live normal lives. Trying is the operative word. (Chang)
Michael Manley and civil rights
Michael Manley has been inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame. His footprints stand alongside those of former American presidents, civic, religious, political and cultural leaders of the civil rights movement. (Buddan)
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