Bawl for my beloved country!
Contributor Hartley Neita says: "Is there anywhere else in the world where man-for-man there are as many murders committed as there are in Jamaica? Bawl for my beloved country, Jamaica! Bawl!"

Restless farewell to Jamaica
"For weeks now, everything I've done has been carved with the edge of endings". Contributor Diana McCaulay is leaving Jamaica, although for a short while.

Editorial - Human rights
Analysing what human rights mean in simple terms is relevant at a time of heightened sensitivity about crime and violence.

Editorial - Politics as usual
The response of the ruling PNP to the national concern about the present levels of crime is as predictable as it is unfortunate: play the political card.

Human rights begin on our streets

Lloyd Williams says some sectors of the society have begun behaving as if the criminality that has been manifesting itself for years originated with human rights groups.