Shirking our responsibilities
The Minister of Finance and Planning, the Dr. Omar Davies, wrote a letter to the editor of The Gleaner captioned, "The Scope of Responsibility".

Miss Jamaicas - God bless 'em
'Tis the season for the beauty contests.There have been the Miss Jamaica Festival or whatever it is being called now, the Miss Jamaica (World), Miss Jamaica (Universe), Ms Jamaica Grandmother, Miss Jamaica Teen Ager, Miss Jamaica International Model,..

Time to speak up
Delegates to the recent International AIDS conference were encouraged to speak openly about HIV/AIDS as that was one way to prevent the disease from progressing.

Guyana: Caught between Suriname and Venezuela

It is tragic but not surprising that the bilateral territorial dispute between Guyana and Suriname collapsed last week in Jamaica, despite the commendable and strenuous efforts of the Jamaican Prime Minister.