Jamaica Gleaner Commentary

Published: Monday Wednesday | July 15, 2009

EDITORIAL - Dr Tufton must clarify sugar strategy
The agreements, in principle, to sell two of the state-owned sugar factories - Hampden, Trelawny, and Duckenfield, St Thomas - ought to be good news for the Government.It can begin to look forward to the release by the European Union of $253 million at the end... Read More...

Tackling the crime problem head-on
THE EDITOR, Sir: THERE HAVE been over 2,000 murders since Bruce Golding became prime minister less than two years ago. We have had three ministers of national security and our problem of crime continues unabated... Read More...

Tourism soaring to new heights
The following are excerpts of Tourism Minister Edmund Bart-lett's recent sectoral presentation to Parliament. Given the significant growth in the accommodation sub-sector and growth in investments for attractions development and the wider tourism sector,... Read More...

NOTE-WORTHY
Road rage intensified - I am in total support of Dr Garth Rattary's commentary in Monday's Gleaner. Last week, to obey the traffic law, I stopped on the red light at the Mona Heights and Old Hope Road intersection. Read More...