Refugees from the American 'Empire'
THE EDITOR, Sir: NINA SIMONE'S death in Marseilles, France, provides a trange twist to the ongoing debacle between that country and the United States of America. Colin Powell is quoted as threatening France in the wake of its refusal to support...

Tax burden without benefits
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHEN WILL this heavy taxation end? When it is not a new tax, it is an increase in the old taxes. I have to ask the question, why are Jamaicans being taxed so heavily and when will they see the just reward for these years of...

Pure poui pleasure
THE EDITOR, Sir: I LOVE the pink and yellow poui trees and anticipate their blooming each year. This year I was not disappointed. In past years their loveliness was captured photographically by your photographer Junior Dowie.

A step back on the tech path
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT IS with the gravest concern that I look at the current state of things within our country. The measure that has really taken me aback and that serves as my main reason for writing this, is the GCT tax on computers...

Compiling a Jamaican dictionary
THE EDITOR, Sir: PLEASE PERMIT me space to seek the assistance of the wider public in an interesting project I am undertaking. I am in the process of putting together a dictionary of contemporary Jamaican language which should be a welcome update..