Jamaica Gleaner Commentary published: Wednesday | August 3, 2005
Slipping, again, on bananas
THE WORLD Trade Organisation's (WTO) acceptance of a Latin American complaint of imminent damage to its banana trade by European Union (EU) tariff proposals has endangered the arrangement under which Jamaica and other African, Caribbean and Pacific...
THE WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling on the European Union (EU) tariff on Latin American bananas, which was imposed to protect African and Caribbean countries, will be a major blow. - Delroy Chuck
I WANT to assure those who believe that, finally, a scandal has been exposed which will lead to someone in the Government being held accountable, that nothing like that will happen. Peter Espeut
Rocky roads play havoc down memory lane
JUST PRIOR to Hurricane Dennis' short and not-so-menacing visit this summer was our long overdue family trip to the island! We were doing our "back-to-your-roots-yeah!" holiday. - Alexia Benz