EDITORIAL - Press access to the courts
It is likely that Ms. Carol Palmer, Permanent Secretary in the justice ministry, has not thought about such things as press access to the courts, or thought deeply about them. Nor, we suspect, have the magistrates who have enforced those patently restrictive rules against journalists...
The greatest batsman
Brian Lara, the king of West Indian cricket, has decided to play his last stroke in first-class cricket. It means that we will no longer have the joy of watching Lara driving through cover, cutting square on the off side, lifting the 'flinger' over mid-on... - Stephen Vasciannie
Tribal politics
As citizens we must take our roles and responsibilities seriously. During Jamaica's modern development period (1938 to 1944), civil society organisations played a dominant role in nation-building. With the advent of the two-party political system... - Beverley Anderson-Manley
How police undermine security
Jamaica has two distinct police forces. One consists of hard-working, sacrificial, career-minded, patriotic cops that 'serve, protect and reassure'. The other consists of a fringe element of crooked cops that are a law unto themselves. - Garth Rattray
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