Gardner: A matter of Gov't policy
THE DECRIMINALISATION or legalisation of ganja is a matter of Government policy. Government policy is defined as what Government chooses to do or chooses not to do. It is a process that is defined by interest articulation and interest aggregation.

Abrahams: Ganja use a serious issue
ADDICTION ALERT, now called RISE, operates a daytime telephone lifeline service, and data gathered between January 2003 and April 2005 demonstrate the following: In 2003, a total of 216 calls were received from family members...

Chang: Big business for Ja
I AM now calling on Prime Minister P.J. Patterson to follow through on the democratic process and to implement the recommendations of the Chevannes Commission. In a globalised world, Jamaica's natural competitive advantages are our music and culture...

Hickling: Artificial conflict
THIS IS a political issue. This is not a controversial issue. The issues are very clear...In some instances, it is very useful (and) in some instances that I have seen as a physician, it is harmful. It really doesn't matter whether it is harmful...

Lorne: Policy fuels much confusion
THIS IS blatant hypocrisy. When I travel the world ... and I say Jamaica, the next two words that come out is Rastafari and Bob Marley. Yet in Jamaica we (Rastafarians) are told that you cannot be made legitimate...

Justice 10 years later - Gov't to compensate for police killing
THE GOVERNMENT has been ordered by the Supreme Court to pay the sum of $1.8 million to the estate of 52-year-old mechanic Eric David Black of Runaway Bay, St. Ann for breaches of his constitutional rights.

Criminals stall KRC project
INNER-CITY RENEWAL work being done by the Kingston Restoration Company (KRC) in Southside, central Kingston, was recently suspended after persons in the community hijacked the project, demanding jobs.