IN SOME quarters - especially among those doing better than the rest of us - optimism seems to be running ahead of realism about the conditions and prospects for the Jamaican economy. (Bartley)
SUPPORT HIM or not Omar Davies is as determined as they come, a personality trait that should not be frowned on by any individual in today's world, and particularly if you end up with national leadership responsibilities...(Tufton)
OVER THE last few years, as the ideological and policy positions between the two parties have narrowed considerably, the Budget Debate has been more of a misnomer than a rigorous, cut-and-thrust, point-by-point debate. (Boyne)
WHILE IT is true that in Jamaica "there is never a dull day", some issues that are placed on the public agenda cause us to wonder why it takes such a long time for the authorities to deal with so many obviously glaring social problems. (Simms)
THE JAMAICA Labour Party is going through another episode of turmoil. This follows major dissensions from the 'Gang of Five', the 'Western Eleven', the National Democratic Movement, and now the battle between reformists and traditionalists. (Buddan)
IT IS probably safe to say that when the invasion of Iraq began just over a year ago, nobody in the United States of America administration would have expected things to be going the way they are today. (Rapley)
