EDITORIAL - Exhaling with the Americans
The world may breathe a little easier this week, but no one is declaring that the rescue package approved by the United States House of Representatives on Friday, and signed into law by President Bush, will end the crisis in the American economy. In the circumstance, we, too, have to be vigilant.
No jobs - unless we change course
The promise of jobs was the centrepiece of the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) election manifesto last year. It was no doubt sincere and well intentioned, just as the promises of free high- school tuition and hospital services. (Clarke)
Money problems
The financial crisis in the United States is fundamentally about much more than bank credit and bad debts. It is, in fact, an international crisis, and it is fundamentally about money itself: the nature of money, the corruption of money, confidence in money, and the stability of monetary systems. (Henry)
Lady P gains ground
Ha! Ha! Sister P did better than you all expected, didn't she? If you read last week's column - and you should - then you probably are wondering who I am referring to. Well, read on! (Taylor)
Our broken children
As a nation, we have reached a depth of degradation that we have never known before. We are sacrificing our children on the altar of violence, vengeance, self-enjoyment, greed, coarseness, crass materialism, slackness and rank immorality (Tyson)
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