EDITORIAL - Rogge's bolt from the blue
Today, when he formally closes the Beijing games, Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), will offer the obligatory congratulations to the hosts and perhaps herald these as "the greatest games ever"...
PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Prejudice in Jamaican politics
The following is an excerpt from the address given to the People's National Party's (PNP) St Catherine East Central constituency conference at the GC Foster College in Spanish Town on August 17 by party president Portia Simpson Miller.
'Yeh mon' from China
Now, as everybody who knows me knows, I am very definitely not the kind of person to show underwear in public, despite current fashions, or even to talk about underwear in public. But I have just bought some clothing under the label Yeh Mon Island Apparel. And guess where these briefs are made? China, of course. (Henry)
Champions and 'Olympocrites'!
"Eternal Father bless our land." Our national anthem played so many times in Beijing, even the non-English speakers know it. If the playful Usain Bolt has his way, they might even know the irreverent 'weevil flour' version that we used to get spanked for as children. (Taylor)
When elephants fight
Roger Clarke is a politician nobody can easily overlook. And it is not just because his tailor needs twice as much cloth to make him a suit as he would for the average man his height - but of far more significance is Clarke's natural talent for communication. (Wilson)
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