Editorial - Exploiting the poor
IT IS SAID that 'the poor will always be with us'. If that is indeed so, then while they are here, we have to decide how we treat them. Regrettably, the cause of the poor has always been a handy tool for politicians currying favour with the electorate....
Golding exudes confidence
Bruce Golding, Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party and the presumed front-runner to succeed Party Leader Edward Seaga in November, even before he formally announces his candidacy, is oozing confidence in his chances of success.
Drugs and money laundering business
I AM told by residents that Runaway Bay is like a ghost town and construction has virtually stopped in Montego Bay. The size of the drug and money laundering trade in Jamaica is immense. (Ritch)
The politician-don connection: Let's be honest
OKAY, SO here we go again. "Babsy Linked to a 'Don'." Pardon me, but what is the news? I suppose that it is unusual for politicians to have tangible links to persons with suspicious profiles in this country or anywhere. Right? (Taylor)
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