Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
Published: Monday Sunday | January 18, 2009
EDITORIAL - Steeling the Government for tough times
When the Golding administration came to office in 2007, Don Wehby promised that the Government would end the habit of tabling supplementary estimates towards the end of each fiscal year.The intention was to bring new discipline to the budget process, so that estimates of income and expenditure approved by Parliament were credible and enduring.
Waiting for mea culpa - Why the PNP needs a catharsis
One of my earliest lessons in politics was learned as I watched Michael Manley prepare the ground for his dramatic return to power in 1989. As I accompanied him on his outreach to groups and individuals, there was a consistent theme in his message...
The GG, Church and State
Constitutionally, the Jamaican state is a secular democratic state. The State, however, has a strong Christian cultural and legal foundation. And not just any version of Christianity. This is a Church of England-based secular democratic state. The Anglican Church was disestablished here in 1879.
Tourism, optimism and activism
The business of luring visitors to Jamaica is no small matter. There are 30,000 hotel rooms to be filled and the industry has the capacity to generate more than US$2 billion of revenues annually. For sure, the importance of the industry has not escaped Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett.
Missing the point
I find the media-driven discussion about the newly appointed governor general to be quite disturbing. The absence of basic contextual information, the oblique prejudices, as well as speculative claims being expressed about Dr Patrick Allen's religious beliefs, reflect the shortcomings of the reportage on the issue.
