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Commentary

BRAVO, DR. LUE!
When Dr. Albert Lue broke the rules of protocol and annoyed the Health Minister, John Junor, he gave new dimension to the concept of a vote of thanks.

A colourful concession
The organisers of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, later this year have opted to "play it safe Down Under" as Friday's bottom-of-page one headline put it aptly.

Global misdirection by the US
Predictably, I've given offence to American flag wavers. They come out every time I debunk one of their myths.

Ms Bathsheba
For over 3,000 years, poor King David has been identified as a philanderer who not only stole Bathsheba from her husband, Uriah, but also arranged for this soldier to be killed in battle. However, as everyone knows one hand can't clap.

The frailties of all flesh
My corns were well and truly mashed last week. First, my colleague Martin Henry damned environmental activists as "Eco-freaks" in his Gleaner column of June 1. Then on the same day, Mark Wignall wrote a truly offensive article in the Observer...

A case for reparation
Recently there has been much discussion and activity in the United States of America, Africa and elsewhere on this topic, reparation.

Help women save them selves
Almost everyone knows someone with cancer, or who has died from it. But, except for those exposed to the work of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS)...many persons are still bearing their pain alone and in silence.











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