Jamaica Gleaner Commentary published: Thursday | June 26, 2003
Affirmative Action upheld
CARIBBEAN NATIONALS in the American Diaspora will welcome the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court upholding the principle of Affirmative Action.
PITY THE land that is too rich. Congo's civil war has, since 1998, claimed over 3 million lives. It has deep roots, but its proximate cause can be traced back to the 1994 Rwanda genocide. - John Rapley
THE REVOLUTION is in your face - everywhere - from the billboard slogans and the ubiquitous presence of Che's face, to the patriotic choral recitations rendered by secondary school students for their visitors. - Martin Henry
I ONCE read in a novel that the possibilities for our lives begin narrowing from the moment we are born. By two, the chances of becoming a world class ballerina are almost nil if training has not already started. - Melville Cooke
