Economic prospects
ON THE face of it the economy is starting the new year with a number of clear positives. These are all the more significant given the deleterious effects of the events of September 11 on the international and local economy. These positives relate...
Flexible work week
AS THE nation heads back to work after the Christmas and New Year holidays, there are two important matters before the Parliament. Following at least three years of tripartite discussions among employers, trade unions and the... - Martin Henry
A dangerous frontier
AS THE US winds down its war in Afghanistan, it may be that a new and more dangerous front is opening. The conflict over Kashmir dates back to the partition of the Indian subcontinent. When the British withdrew from their... - John Rapley
New year, renewed hope
ANOTHER NEW year has come around, bringing with it renewed hope for better days, as the old year, with all its trials and tribulations, passes into history. Each new year offers the promise of happier days; but as the year... - Calvin Bowen
The gratitude of the have-nots
True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar Martin Luther King Jr. EVERY AREA, it would seem, has a notorious beggar. From that skinny woman in Montego Bay who touches you on the shoulder like an old friend... - Melville Cooke
Sir Howard and the Royals
SPEAKING WITH Sir Howard Cooke on November 13, 2001, I asked him what he thought of HRH Queen Elizabeth II having selected Jamaica, along with Australia, New Zealand and Canada, as one of only four countries she will visit... - Laura Tanna
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