PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Islam and democracy in Africa
I THOUGHT it might feel a bit like a homecoming. Almost a dozen years had passed since I had last been in West Africa, and here I was returning. - John Rapley

PJ should give way now
THE ECONOMIST has recently reported that Jamaica has the highest murder rate of any place in the world. We have surpassed Colombia, South Africa and places at war. The Most Honourable P. J. Patterson hopes to be remembered as... - Dawn Ritch

Taking the blame
HURRICANE WILMA grew to Category Five with a needle-sized eye. This meant that she is a tight hurricane with very powerful sustained winds over a very small area. With those dimension she is doubtless a dangerous woman. - Orville W. Taylor

Addressing the job crisis
THE FUTURE of work is one of the most important issues facing working people particularly in developing countries today. That is because traditional social values toward work and the employment relationship are becoming... - Herbert Lewis