Editorial - AIDS and public health policy
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Peter Figueroa is batting on a sticky wicket when he proposes a change in the country's laws to decriminalise homosexual acts to allow for the distribution of condoms in prisons to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Calamity caused by corruption
The Birds, a ruling dynasty in Antigua, are a hugely popular political family with the people there. Unanswered questions, charges and countercharges cling to father and son like a cheap suit, but the Antiguans don't seem to mind.
Yardie style
They say there is no such thing as bad PR as long as they spell your name right. That seems to be the case even when they spell Jamaica y-a-r-d-i-e!
PJ's accountability and committees
The present People's National Party (PNP) Government is perhaps the most open and transparent administration Jamaica has ever seen. For example, the legislative process, under the Government, has been opened up to both the people and the press.
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