EDITORIAL: Civic responsibilities and Election Day
The glitches reported in Tuesday's elections by members of the security forces and Election Day workers relatively minor, have again highlighted some areas that need to be addressed by citizens themselves as well as by the Electoral Office of Jamaica ...
Rescheduling an election
Elements of the political system, of the media and of the advocacy NGOs, for their various reasons, have fabricated a deep political and constitutional crisis out of the postponement of the general elections sine die in the aftermath of Hurricane... - Martin Henry
Performance anxiety and utility
The script could not have been worse for Asafa Powell. The day after Tyson Gay 'run him dung' to win the men's 100m World Championships medal, Veronica Campbell 'run dung' all and sundry to win the women's equivalent by, it would seem, literally a bra cup size... - Melville Cooke
From bad to worse
It seems that scarcely a day goes by that U.S. Republicans do not get more bad news. Earlier this week, President Bush's embattled Attorney General succumbed to intense Congressional pressure, not to mention scathing media scrutiny, and resigned... - John Rapley
NOTE-WORTHY: Beacon in the night
It's not often that we listen to Power 106 FM but through Hurricane Dean that station shone like a beacon in that dark, howling, and dreadful night. Derval Malcolm kept us informed, providing blow by blow (pun intended), useful information/updates as to the location...
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