Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
Published: Monday Monday | December 29, 2008
EDITORIAL - Rebranding downtown Kingston
Wayne Chen, the chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), responded to critics of the agency's plan to spend millions on fireworks at the Kingston waterfront to herald the new year as part of the effort of the UDC to rebrand the Jamaican capital, particularly...
Unhappy new year
Our entire nation remains horrified by the December 19 tragedy that claimed 14 lives on an unsafe roadway at Dam Bridge in Portland. My sincere condolences go out to their families, relatives and friends. I can't begin to imagine what they must be going through... - Garth Rattray
NOTE-WORTHY
I read with some alarm the letter you published on December 27 titled 'Firearms as ID', relating the incident of a man in plainclothes using a firearm to bring a motorist to a halt for committing a traffic offence. I know that laws differ here in many aspects ...
The Editorial Said
As the reality of the global recession sank in, merchants from the United States to Kingston, from multi-floor department stores to vending stalls, complained that Christmas would be less about cheer and more about gloom.
