Female constituents give PJ high marks
Western Bureau: If P.J. Patterson's political legacy were solely dependent on the views of the young women in his Eastern Westmoreland constitu-ency, the outgoing Jamaican Prime Minister would be virtually assured of a favoured place in the nation's histo
'The economic climate is bad and still deteriorating'
Although the so-called financial meltdown of the 1990s began affecting Jamaica late that decade, Renee Russell says she felt an economic crunch coming on from as early as 1992. The tell-tale signs came during visits to her school's...
'We're not interested in politics right now'
WHEN BLAINE Duquesnay and Mikhail Ferguson were born, the Micheal Manley-led People's National Party (PNP) was in power. As the boys neared their first birthday, P.J. Patterson was to take over. Thirteen years later, Jamaica is still under PNP...
'I have done well for myself'
To live in a tough country like Jamaica, Natane Hall says she goes by a tried-and-proven motto: 'Once you work hard you will achieve anything.' A financial consultant, Ms. Hall is the chirpy chief operations officer for Elite Restaurants Limited, parent.
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