Tragedy on the roads
HARD ON the heels of our editorial yesterday about the dangers of drinking and driving, six persons perished in the Bog Walk Gorge, St. Catherine, early yesterday morning. Only one of the seven in an overloaded taxicab survived a collision with a truck...
Casinos, hypocrites and tourism
JAMAICA'S TOURISM season officially started last week and, as usual, there are calls supporting casinos with the hackneyed stereotyping of church leaders who oppose casinos as hypocrites. This is an old trick of attacking the messenger rather than...
The perils of 'groupthink'
IT HAPPENS all the time in small, closely-knit groups - Cabinets, party executives, boards of directors, church congregations or club committees. It is called groupthink. It is when such groups become more and more certain that their collective...
All I want for Xmas
I NEVER believed in Santa Claus but, at this point, I am willing to try anything if it will bring peace back to our little island paradise. I am desperate enough to write down my one wish and send it to Santa c/o the North Pole by special delivery...
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