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A suggestion for Major General Anderson
October 9, 2010
Major General Antony Anderson's appointment as the 10th chief of defence staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is as timely as his very encouraging...
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Let this be a lesson
October 8, 2010
This newspaper joins in the metaphoric sigh of relief at the news that World and Olympic champion Miss Shelly Ann Fraser has come away with a relative...
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To be poor is indeed a crime
October 7, 2010
The veteran Reggae artiste Mr Freddie McGregor really couldn't have said it any better than he did in his song, To Be Poor Is A Crime. For although we...
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Will Barbados’ DLP go the way of the PNP?
October 6, 2010
Prime Minister David Thompson of Barbados has reshuffled his Cabinet in a manner that clearly indicates whom he thinks is the best person to succeed h...
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Wasting money and risking lives on the Gorge
October 5, 2010
We've now lost count of the number of times that we have, in this space, commented on the insensitivity of public officials to the danger travellers f...
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Repeating ourselves
October 3, 2010
AT least eight people have now been confirmed dead as a result of the flood rains associated with Tropical Storm Nicole. When the final tale is told, ...
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A terrible price
October 2, 2010
Our condolences go out to the family of little Tashanna Wallace who lost her life when the branch of a huge tree fell on her house, crushing her as sh...
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We welcome the JFF Technical Centre, but…
September 30, 2010
WE are indeed heartened, but certainly not overwhelmed, by last Monday’s inauguration of Phase One of the Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF’s) Techni...
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Lest we forget how fragile we are
September 30, 2010
TROPICAL Storm Nicole has forced us once again to take yet another look at the thorny issue of the county's fragile infrastructure, large sections of ...
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Relinquishing church control of schools
September 8, 2010
The Ministry of Education is, quite understandably, very shy about interfering or appearing to interfere with church-run schools, even when they opera...
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Be not weary in well doing, Minister Holness
September 7, 2010
We have, for very obvious reasons, been highly supportive of the Government's plan to promulgate a National Parenting Policy that hopefully would brin...
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Saving Caricom from its deathbed
September 6, 2010
The search for a new Caribbean Community (Caricom) secretary general should, we believe, be guided by a few principles starting with a selection panel...
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A salute to teachers in a troubled system
September 5, 2010
EDUCATION Minister Mr Andrew Holness tells us that 1,000 fewer students are sitting the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) each year. What is truly dep...
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Criminals are people too
September 4, 2010
THE diary of Mr Cedric Murray, the wanted gunman who led the Stone Crusher gang before the police killed him last month is instructive, albeit sensati...
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The promise of a new day for the Reggae Boyz
September 3, 2010
CAPTAIN Horace Burrell is at his very best when marketing a product. So he could hardly have missed the opportunity to tell Jamaicans that Costa Rica ...
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Wither Messrs Barrett and Calder?
September 1, 2010
The terrible tragedy which claimed the lives of 17-year-old Moya Barrett and her six-year-old twin sisters, Teneisha and Taneisha Calder, in a fire at...
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More needs to be done to end HIV/AIDS stigma
August 30, 2010
THE sad story of a young HIV-positive mother's experience, as related by her mother in our AllWoman publication yesterday, is proof that there still e...
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Dealing with illiteracy
August 29, 2010
WITH the start of the new school year just days away, discussion on education and how to deal with the myriad problems have understandably heated up. ...
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Puzzling mix of philantrophy and suffocation
August 28, 2010
WE have no wish to look the proverbial gift horse in the mouth, especially when it comes to the matter of crime-fighting resources. However, we cannot...

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