Commentary The Vale Royal legacy THE VALE Royal consensus is nearly three weeks old yet already events, criminal and political, seem to threaten it. The escalating murder rate was the subject of a JLP release earlier this week calling on the Government to tell the nation what... 
Israel's dangerous game
 THE ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon raised the bar in the Mideast conflict this week by sending troops into the Palestinian town of Beit Jala. It is not the first time the army has entered Palestinian-run areas. - John Rapley 
Theology, sacrament and ganja
 WHEN WE consider the complex nature of religious practices in Jamaica, there will be reservations and serious arguments concerning the validity of ganja being seen as the outward sign of a sacrament. Therefore, let me begin to... - Ernle P. Gordon 
Western Kingston revisited
 CITIZENS OF goodwill will always respond to the needs of people who are poor and defenceless. This was demonstrated quite recently when many persons sought to bring much needed aid to the people in the western end of the city. - Webster Edwards |