Jamaica Gleaner Commentary published: Thursday | January 2, 2003
MoBay and tourism
TOURISM MUST play a major part in any economic recovery this new year. This early in the current season the prospects seem tentative, even as we reflect on views expressed last November in an Editors Forum staged in Montego Bay, the Second City.
A NEW state, Panama, aided and abetted by the United States, secedes from Colombia. The split comes after Colombia rejects the Hays-Herran Agreement for the construction of a canal across the isthmus of Panama. - Martin Henry
THIS NEW year may be a make-or-break time for us. Having run up the country's debt to lay the foundations for future economic growth, the government like those of many developing countries... - John Rapley
FROM TIME to time over the years Desmond Hoyte and I met and talked. From time to time over the years we exchanged letters on various subjects. - Ian McDonald