Jamaica Gleaner Commentary published: Tuesday | August 10, 2004
St James' anti-crime success
SOMETHING IS happening in the St. James Police Division. We want to be careful not to celebrate too early, since short-term success is not the same as long-term victory.
ON SUNDAY August 1, 2004, Gleaner columnist Kevin O'Brien Chang asked if we have too much freedom. The piece published on Emancipation Day was timely and the moot point was well taken.
THE POLITICAL process has lost its appeal to the majority of the Jamaican people for well over a decade. Following the 1989 General Election, the number of voters participating in the electoral process has declined significantly.
WHILE THE nation was celebrating Emancipation Day, I was making a presentation on how to strengthen African universities at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF), Africa's premier literary festival.