EMANCIPATION DAY MESSAGES - Work towards true emancipation
TODAY, we Jamaicans celebrate our emancipation from the horrors of slavery, which was characterised by the denial of the rights and freedoms that would normally be enjoyed by people who are free.
Respecting each other's freedom
When, as human beings, we undergo some painful experience, we often try hard to forget it, to let go so that we can move on. Slavery was the worst form of oppression and human degradation. It lasted for over 300 years and ended 170 years ago. Yet, we cannot forget it...
Let us honour the sacrifices of our ancestors
This Emancipation Day we are celebrating 170 years since the ending of slavery in our country. What a day of rejoicing it was! That first August morning in 1838, our ancestors laughed, cried, sang and danced in jubilation as they destroyed the cart whips...
Denbigh 2k8 - Tourism, agriculture link on first day
Farmers experiencing difficulty accessing markets for their produce within the hotel industry will have an opportunity to voice their concerns today, as the link between tourism and agriculture will be one of the main areas of focus at the opening of the Denbigh Agricultural ...
Trouble on the home front
During the first few months that Devon became Joel's home, he was forced to adapt very quickly to the unfamiliar and often hostile environment into which he had been thrust. But two of his cousins who were in their early 20s immediately took him under their wing ...
Phillips dismisses claims of vote buying
May pen, Clarendon: People's National Party (PNP) Vice-President Dr Peter Phillips has lashed out against claims of vote buying as his campaign team gears up to challenge Portia Simpson Miller for the party presidency at its annual conference in September...
Former EOJ boss lauded
Hundreds turned out on Wednesday for an appreciation function held in honour of former Director of Elections Danville Walker, who served for 10 years as head of the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ). The function was hosted by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica...
Nature group to assist government with environmental protection
An international body of environmental scientists will be working closely with the Jamaican Government to help it apply environmental best practices to spatial planning and development. On a two-day visit to the island recently, William Jackson, deputy...
Director of tourism to leave office
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has confirmed that Director of Tourism Basil Smith will demit office in October. The Gleaner first revealed on July 24 that Smith, who was appointed to head the JTB in November 2006, following the departure of Paul Pennicook...
NCU professor for St Kitts-Nevis lecture
Dr Gosnell Yorke, professor in the School of Religion and Theology at Northern Caribbean University (NCU), will present a public lecture in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis next Thursday. Yorke, himself a Kittitian, will tomorrow become NCU's dean of the College ...
George Magnus: a legal giant moves on
George Magnus, deputy chairman of the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) and chairman of NEM Insurance Company (Ja), passed away early Tuesday morning. JNBS Chairman Oliver Clarke and directors of the board, as well as the management and staff of society...
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