Editorial: Killing our children
We would like to think that the recent killing of children is not a part of a deliberate design but rather that children happen to be another set of victims in the spate of killings that have plagued our society. To think otherwise and to believe that...
Who will protect our children?
Make no mistake. The violent and tragic deaths of the children of this country, whether by the gun or by the motor vehicle, are a clear indictment on every adult in the society. We have ashamedly sat back and presided over the denigration of our...
The unification of Jamaica
The unification of Jamaica has been listed by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson as his number one priority. He said that he will therefore be meeting not only with the Opposition, but with various groups including the churches, trade unions, the private...
The evolution of women
The appointment of three women to the Cabinet marks the beginning of a process of gender evolution which will one day climax with the appointment of a female Prime Minister and also a female president of Jamaica. For before, only one woman at a time...
The second Gulf War: delayed but not cancelled
Hopes have risen recently that the United States may not attack Iraq and risk unleashing chaos in the Middle East despite the Bush administration's obsession with getting Saddam Hussein. The Bali bomb and even the Washington snipers have reminded...
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