Editorial - American hubris gets a blow
ORNA BLUM, public affairs officer in the United States Embassy in Kingston, has conceded in an interview published on this page, that in the conduct of international affairs friends do not always agree but must seek to work together and then move on...
'Friends don't always agree'
Envoy defends US stance on Haiti/CARICOM relations
In an interview with The Sunday Gleaner, Orna Blum, Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Kingston has defended the postponement of security-related meetings...
The Finance Minister's illusion
THE FINANCE Minister's figures are bogus as usual. He claims to have bettered his fiscal deficit target of six per cent of GDP with an actual outcome of 5.8 per cent. But it's an illusion. (Ritch)
A sterile Budget Debate
THE GOVERNMENT must take responsibility for allowing its presentations in the Budget Debate to be overshadowed by the issue of the exchange rate regime, which was raised by the Leader of the Opposition. (Thompson)
Reversing the culture of violence in Jamaica
PRIME MINISTER P. J. Patterson's announcement of a new unit to fight crime, made in the 2004-2005 Budget debate, the debate itself, Foreign Affairs Minister K.D. Knight's unfortunate show of disrespect to womanhood...Thomas)
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