Editorial: Zimbabwe's land evictions
RECENT REPORTS from Zimbabwe suggest that President Robert Mugabe is making his final push to expel white farmers and redistribute their land. The ethical and economic cases for land redistribution are both strong. Smallholder farming in Zimbabwe could...
On the cusp of middle age
JAMAICA IS now almost a middle-aged lady and it is time to take stock of our past and future. A recent poll indicated that over 50 per cent of persons polled responded that it was better under colonialism. This response is rather...
On Emancipation, Independence and progress
WHILE IT is important to count our blessings, to recount our solid achievements and to gain from these a measure of drive and motivation to move forward we must make sure that we are using the correct terms of reference in our evaluation. To arrive...
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