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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 19, 2012

  Prejudice, Trinidad, And 'Jamaican Exceptionalism'

  By Din Duggan: "If it falls to our luck to be street sweepers, sweep the streets, like Raphael painted pictures, like Michelangelo carved marble, like Shakespeare wrote poetry, and like Beethoven composed  music . Sweep the streets so well that all the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 4, 2012

  Reflections on the Jamaican general election - 29 December 2011

Reflections on the Jamaican election BY FRANKLIN W KNIGHT:   Jamaican election, as any election anywhere else, affords an opportunity to examine political trends as well as social attitudes. Some observations are unsurprising and in retrospect the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Dec 30, 2011

  Jamaica General Election 2011: ...Who really won, who really lost

Who really won, who really lost by Garth A. Rattray: Although the People's National Party (PNP) emerged victorious last night and, barring any unforeseen situations, the prime minister for the next five or so years will be Portia Simpson Miller, I am left to...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 28, 2011

  Poll politics, assassination plots and lifestyle rows

By RICKEY SINGH       SHARPLY contrasting national moods prevail this weekend in our Caribbean region, but nowhere more pronounced as in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, St Lucia, Jamaica, and Barbados. Concerns range from the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 12, 2011

  ...I strongly oppose efforts to sanctify the homosexual lifestyle, by asserting its moral acceptability

We Must Reject UK's Dictates   THE EDITOR, Sir:   Reaction to British Prime Minister David Cameron's threat to withhold assistance from countries that fail to legalise homosexuality seems focused on whether or not existing buggery laws should...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 7, 2011

  Where Greece and Jamaica collide

jamaica-gleaner editorial   As he battled before his Parliament last Friday night to survive a vote of confidence and keep secure the European Union's (EU) €100-billion bailout package, Greece's outgoing prime minister, George Papandreou, made a stirring...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Sep 6, 2011

  Gang leaders' proposal to reduce crime in The Bahamas

Gang leaders' proposal to reduce crime tribune242 editorial Nassau, The Bahamas   FORMER Bahamian gang leaders have put a proposal to government to help bring crime under control and peace back to our streets. Their proposal sounds reasonable, but...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Aug 17, 2011

  Jamaica: A time bomb among the youth

jamaica-gleaner editorial :   Jamaicans, like others around the world, watched with amazement the television images of young people in Britain's cities trashing buildings, looting shops and engaging in what, from a distance, appeared to be sheer anarchy. We...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Aug 6, 2011

  Jamaica At 49: Case For Celebrating

jamaica-gleaner editorial :     For sure, things could be better in Jamaica on this our 49th birthday. Crime is way too high, economic independence has eluded us for too long, the journey to achieve justice and equality has been long and arduous and universal...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jun 18, 2011

  WikiLeaks Revelations More Than 'Suss'

  Anthony Woodburn,  Guest Columnist:   Traditionally, Jamaicans have expressed satisfaction and pride in our multifaceted achievements, level of development, and influence on world views. Such proud moments have taken the form of the administrative...... [view]

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