Hurricane damage and the economy
UNLIKE MEXICO, Jamaica escaped the ravages of a direct hit by Hurricane Emily. But this agent of destruction brushed by us while we were still coming to grips with the impact of Dennis and the lag effect of Ivan.
Tomatoes, candles, and evacuations
SOMEONE NEEDS to speak up for squashed tomato farmers when the price of their commodity crashes. If there is a most perishable farm commodity, tomato has to be it. The fruit turned vegetable is at the mercy of the market...- Martin Henry
Politically correct roads
A FEW weeks ago a gentleman from Port Maria, St. Mary, wrote a 'Letter to the Editor' in which he firmly requested that the name of a particular street be reverted to its original. He has lived there all his life... - Melville Cooke
The last stand of US liberals
WHEN BILL Clinton became United States president in 1993, American liberals controlled Congress and had a sympathetic majority on the Supreme Court. Eight years later, when Mr. Clinton handed the White House keys over... - John Rapley
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