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Mandela — the traits that made him great
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
ONE approach to problem-solving is to examine a dilemma through the eyes of those we consider wise -- those of great moral courage who have confronted significant challenges and emerged as winners. With the passing of Nelson Mandela, December 5, and our professed reverence for him and his ideas, I thought about some of t ...more
Are Jamaicans betraying Mandela’s legacy?
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
IF Nelson Mandela was a Roman Catholic, he would have been canonised and made a saint in good time. Described as the "icon of icons" this African (black man) has transcended all racial, ethnic, political and religious barriers and has become almost C ...more
In Mandela, the seeds of a new world
Monday, December 09, 2013
ONE of the best responses to Nelson Mandela's passing was a comment on social media from Jamaican MP Julian Robinson: "My tribute to Madiba is to live a life honouring his legacy of peace, reconciliation and a commitment to uplifting the lives of all ...more
So you want Commish Ellington's head on a platter?
Monday, December 09, 2013
THE incumbent head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Commissioner Owen Ellington is arguably the finest commissioner in the region. This is so for several reasons:
1. The nature and scope of crime: The complexity of crime in Jamaica, which re ...more
Finding our own Mandela legacy
Sunday, December 08, 2013
THOUGH expected, the news of the death of Nelson Mandela Thursday evening still brought a great sense of loss to a world that embraced him as the most important statesman of the 20th century, but still embarrassed that much of what his life symbolise ...more
The JLP's Central Executive embraced diversity
Sunday, December 08, 2013
AGAINST the actively expressed wishes of JLP leader Andrew Holness, last Sunday the JLP Central Executive voted to retain Bobby Montague as party chairman and James Robertson as one of the four deputy leaders.
Montague was 'branded' for ouster simpl ...more
Look to the south for trade and growth
Sunday, December 08, 2013
LAST week Thursday I was invited to attend the Jamaica Exporters' Association annual general meeting where the guest speaker was Brazil's ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Antonio Da Costa Silva. The ambassador took the time to explain the stron ...more
Nelson Mandela, Madiba, world leader
Sunday, December 08, 2013
WHAT I say in this space can never do full justice to Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest human beings ever to live and who died last Thursday at the age of 95 years.
The beloved Mandela was revered all over the world, nowhere more than in South Afr ...more
South Africa begins life without Nelson Mandela
Sunday, December 08, 2013
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — What next for South Africa?
This racially charged country that, on Nelson Mandela's watch, inspired the world by embracing reconciliation in all-race elections in 1994 is again in the global spotlight after th ...more
Russia had no stomach for the Grenadian revolution
Sunday, December 08, 2013
IT is often said that the marginal Marxist-Leninist Caribbean state of Grenada under Maurice Bishop's New Jewel Movement (NJM) of 1979-1983 was a satellite of Russia. But many readers of this column may be surprised to learn that Moscow had no desire ...more
Wade Lyn promoting Jamaica with delight
Sunday, December 08, 2013
WHEN I was a child growing up in 1960s London, Caribbean food was unheard of in mainstream shops and catering establishments. My mother had to travel miles from the suburbs of London, where we then lived, back to inner-city West Indian communities l ...more
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