Editorial - The language of the hustings
THE POLITICAL Code of Conduct has set out ground rules on "public utterances" including platform speakers. The statements, the Code says, should not be inflammatory or incite others to confrontation or violence; nor should they be libelous, slanderous...
A fake issue, a red herring
PRIME Minister and President of the People's National Party (PNP), P. J. Patterson, wants to change the Oath of Allegiance right before the next general election, something that could have been done at anytime in the last several years. (Ritch)
A boy who never got the chance
I AM the son of a teacher. I know I have said this before, and often, but I remember him with love and with pride and so I will repeat it ad nauseam. (Neita)
Capturing the youth vote
THE LATE pollster Dr. Carl Stone in an article published April 6, 1988 identified the importance of the vote of the youth in elections, saying "youth vote remains a potentially powerful force which could be decisive in determining who wins...
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