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Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
published: Friday | September 2, 2005

'Katrina's' killer blow
THE DEVASTATION brought on by Hurricane Katrina in the United States has revealed, as storms tend to do, the weaknesses in physical infrastructure in public buildings and the homes of private citizens.

Power, Parliament and 'Katrina'
IN 1989 I was appointed to sit on the board of directors of the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited. At that time I was unable to differentiate between a megawatt and a kilowatt. - Heather Robinson


Mother Nature's fury - who's next?
OH THE devastation! Hurricane Katrina surely delivered a knockout punch to the people of the United States Gulf Coast. The television images were mind-blowing. They conveyed a stark message: poverty is not limited... - Dennie Quill


Call to greater social involvement
THE ALARMING levels of crime and violence in Jamaica today reflect all the hallmarks of a Godless society. The ruthless abandon and the frequency with which violent crimes are committed have law-abiding citizens scrambling... - Patrick L. Allen

















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