Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
Published: Monday Sunday | August 16, 2009
Beware of moral hazards, PM
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is, we believe, aware of the dangers of creating moral hazards and why it is important that he should avoid them like the plague.But should he have lapsed, we offer Mr Golding a reminder,... Read More...
A rendezvous with reality, IMF loan a temporary salve
I WAS STRUCK by a statement made by Guyana's President Barat Jagdeo while he was in Jamaica recently. In describing his country's experience with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), he said: "We now have a debt overhang of 47 per cent of GDP... - Claude Clarke Read More...
Festival 'daggerin'
INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS have come and gone and I haven't heard a word of complaint to the Broadcasting Commission about all of the sexually suggestive dances that were on display throughout the Festival season. - Carolyn Cooper Read More...
Commodity prices going up but production ...
THE LATE Eric Williams reminded us that Christopher Columbus' maiden voyage to the Caribbean, where he landed first in The Bahamas on October 12, 1492, was the first gold rush in the history of the modern world (From Columbus... - Dennis Morrison Read More...
$1 billion savings - DST revisited
OCTOBER 30, 1983, was the last day daylight saving time (DST) was used in Jamaica.DST was reintroduced on January 5, 1974, by the Michael Manley-led government under The Standard Time (Declaration) Order, 1974, after he had made... - Egerton Chang Read More...
