Earthquake calamity
THE SCALE of the earthquake devastation and loss of life in South East Asia and Africa on Sunday is almost beyond belief. With an estimated 60,000 lives lost, many of them children, swept from their homes without any forewarning, the tragedy assumes...
Elusive nat'l goals
AS THE year 2004 draws to a close, we should take time to reflect and assess, in the life of the nation, how closer we are to any national goal. True, everyone now talks of vision and mission ... - Delroy Chuck
Taking its toll
I HAVE returned to Jamaica to find the second section of the new toll road in place, and a hot debate in the media about two issues: the high toll, and the fact that use of the Causeway Bridge will now attract a toll. - Peter Espeut
Generation change
AT THE end of a discouraging year, here is an encouraging thought: the world IS growing up. The average age in the world today is 28. (In Shakespeare's time, it was around 15) By 2050, it will be 40. - Gwynne Dyer
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