Workers' 'Weak': 50 years of betrayal

Pay attention to the comments by the minister of finance and the earlier one by the minister of labour and tell me if there is any difference between what the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) said three years ago and what the People's National Party (PNP) is...

Towards a sustainable energy future and economy

Energy is set to wreck the weak CARICOM.

Trim the fat, Peter! Phillips must face up to job cuts

During the parliamentary debate on his expenditure budget, Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips was his usual statesmanlike self when he told his House colleagues that "as a Parliament, we can't all be for more expenditure and at the same time be for the...

Obama's gay wedding march

When the most powerful man in the world declares his support for same-sex unions, a seismic jolt takes place.

OCG in danger of squandering gains

Contractor General Greg Christie, who demits office later this year (as early as July 2012, if his accumulated leave is taken, or as late as November, at the end of his seven-year contract), is in danger of squandering gains made during his tenure if he...

'Deficit' isn't a bad word

Recently, there has been much discussion concerning Jamaica's trade policy.

Can Jamaica afford CARICOM's trade inequity?

In 1983, the Bahamian government signed on to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), but refused to sign on to the Common Market portion of the agreement. Its prime minister at the time, Lindel Pindling, indicated that he could not afford to waive the duties.

Fight against athlete importation

The reclassification of new secondary schools to high schools began in 1988

Will Portia, Andrew Follow In Obama's Missteps?

God's creation of the world makes it very clear.

Stop the prejudice

Dane Lewis & Javier Zúñiga Mejía Borja, Contributors Jamaicans have an enviable record worldwide as being very loving people. However, this lovingness comes with some distinctions.

Forensics - key to DPP vs CG

The raging public debate on the ongoing tiff between the fearless contractor general, Greg Christie, and equally pugnacious public prosecutor, Paula Llewellyn, in the most part has not included plausible solutions designed to reconcile these two great...

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