The race against poverty
Nelson Mandela once said that poverty was a denial of human rights. Western leaders like George Bush and Nicolas Sarkozy (France) have criticised China's human rights record and a number of organisations have tried to sabotage the Olympics. (Buddan)
The dragon in the archipelago
The current Olympics has been China's 'coming out party', as well as the launch, as it were, of what some observers say will be the 'Asian century'...Still, China's rise is far broader. (Heine)
The battle for the People's National Party
Peter Phillips' quest for the leadership of the People's National Party (PNP) just got harder. His hitherto major tool in his armoury, the loose and acerbic tongue of Donald Buchanan, has been cut with the announcement of the list of official spokespersons for the Portia camp. (Boyne)
All different, all the same
The Olympics may be the most unifying international force humankind has ever known. Over a billion persons watched the opening ceremonies in Beijing. And black, white, yellow or brown, who didn't feel a momentary sense of kinship with every one of the 204 national contingents parading by? All different, yet all the same human beings as us. (Chang)
Independence: one single hope
On August 6, 1962, the hopes and dreams of Jamaica as a new nation were anchored in the conviction that the problems ahead were formidable but not insurmountable. (Wilson)
The PNP and the future - Part 2
Free and quality education are not mutually exclusive. Our communist neighbours to the North, Cuba, has demonstrated that a country can provide both free and quality education, and their country has been consistently rated in the top five countries when it comes to the provision of health and education services. (Morris)
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