SIX CRIME bills were debated in Parliament on June 8. Coincidentally, by the end of May, Jamaica's murder rate had passed 750. Last year was a record year for murders. This year could be another. The end-of-May number was 99 more than that of the same period last year.

CAN WE trust our security forces to apply appropriate rules of engagement and respect human rights while they challenge the cold and heartless gunmen who unfortunately are sometimes not even...

1. There is before the Parliament of Jamaica proposed legislation which is not in the best interest of the people whom the 60 members of Parliament have sworn to represent.

PUSHED BY the big events of the last several weeks which have overwhelmingly dominated the news, our country has entered a delicate phase of transition.

RECENT EVENTS on the national scene have caused the public to reflect upon the Judeo-Christian tradition that has a considerable history but does not always find itself into the everyday conversation.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY is central to Jamaica's escape from chronic economic stagnation and economic instability (high and variable inflation and unemployed economic resources). Indeed, the Jamaica Debt Exchange would not have been necessary had there been greater fiscal responsibility.