Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
Published: Monday Thursday | December 10, 2009
EDITORIAL - Squeeze the tax noose
We like Customs chief Danville Walker's suggestion for the criminalisation of tax cheating, rather than treating it just as a civil offence.But with any crime, the severity of the penalty isn't of itself a deterrent if you fail to detect that an offence... Read More...
Is a climate deal in the offing?
For a summit-conference that even supporters were recently declaring all but dead, the mood in Copenhagen seems surprisingly upbeat. The picturesque, neat Danish capital is not accustomed to such attention. Right now, it is bursting at the seams... Read More...
A time to reflect
In every era in every country, there are stories of brutality. People have been burnt alive at the stake, some hacked to death. Think of ethnic conflicts in Africa, and in Eastern Europe, the religious conflict in Western Europe and India... Read More...
Paul Campbell: Male Sports Administrator for 2009
Under the leadership of Paul Campbell, president of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), the most championships, six, were won in a year in the history of Jamaica's cricket. These include Senior Men's team in the four-day competition... Read More...
