After a disconcerting electoral defeat, Sir Alexander Bustamante mourned, "Jamaica is a real Judas island." The Rev Al Miller, not unfamiliar with Biblical stories, could be forgiven for saying the same thing today.
'Good' people have been greatly exercised about the monumental task of resocialising Tivoli Gardens and other communities to be liberated from don rule and don dependency.
The arrest, extradition and arraignment of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke in just a few days between June 22 and 25 was a demonstration of the swift justice we can have if we really try. In four days, Coke was arrested, taken to a local court where he waived his rights against a local trial, was flown to New York, arraigned in a New York court and pled not guilty to charges.
The following is an edited version of a letter sent to the Press Association of Jamaica by Faith Innerarity, former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports.The role of the press is of critical importance in any...