Nation-building and violence

WRITING THIS week about anything other than the violence and mayhem sweeping sections of the country is going to look irrelevant. What else is news? What else can possibly be of interest to people whose lives have been sharply... - Martin Henry

The roots of tribalism

I ONCE heard Wilmot Perkins say that while Africa inherited tribes from her history, Jamaica created them anew. He was only half-right. From what I can tell, tribalism has everywhere been constructed by politicians. - John Rapley

Freddy in New York

YOU ALL know Freddy. Here's his latest missive. Plaza Hotel, June 17, 2001 New York, NY. Dear Mr. Face, Me reach New York and if you think Hengland and German big, you have to see this place. Cooyah! Sky-grater so tall, if John... - Tony Hendriks

Just 'flex' with the changing times
THE NATION including the Church is being asked to 'flex' and accept a flexi-work week as a the way forward for the economic development of the people. The proposal from the 1996 Labour Reform Committee chaired by Professor George... - Devon Dick