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EDITORIAL - The controversial CAP shares

THERE IS wide acceptance that Contractor General Greg Christie is doing an excellent job in trying to plug the holes through which public money may creep into corrupt hands. Many feel assured that he has been diligent in monitoring the award of government contracts to ensure transparency and probity.

One for the Ruud

"FOOTBALL IS like a car. You've got five gears and the trouble with England teams is that they drive all the time in fourth or fifth." This was the view of Ruud Gullit, the once dreadlocked Dutch footballer and Chelsea manager.

Most human rights are not absolute

THE RECENT discussions in the media dealing with the issue of the proposed anti-crime measures have witnessed the usual self-appointed human- rights protectors advancing views which have no basis in law or legal history.

Seize Coke assets if country benefits

I SOMETIMES wonder if Jamaica will ever be the kind of place where peace, stability and justice can be experienced by all. Why do I say this? Jamaican leadership, the business community, the churches, the scholars, the entire nation, those at home and those abroad, have sat back enjoying their 'I'm-all-right- Jack' attitude, while gangsters ride roughshod over the rights and feelings of ordinary Jamaicans.

Human scavengers

A TELEVISION newscast on Wednesday night reported that another accident had occurred on Spur Tree Hill, Manchester. This time, a truck transporting fertiliser and a Mercedes-Benz car were involved in an accident. The cameras revealed an injured occupant of one of the vehicles lying face down on the ground. I was rather taken aback at the absence of any form of assistance to this injured man

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