Disastrous state of the disaster fund
SHORTLY AFTER Hurricane Gilbert battered the island in September 1988, the Seaga-led JLP government established a disaster fund. The intention was that with annual deposits the fund would grow to assist recovery from future natural disasters.
Institutionalised injustice
THE KRAAL verdict - the mother of all acquittals - will not go away. Letters to the editors and columnists have expressed strong, critical and varying views on the legal processes and the outcome of the trial. - Delroy Chuck
The more things change...
I HAVE taken an interest in history in my old age, and came across this fascinating quote while reading an excellent new analysis of the diaries of Thomas Thistlewood (1721-1786), a planter in 18th century... - Peter Espeut
Celebrating the positive, tackling the negative
THE YEAR 2006 takes us into the second half of the first decade of the new millennium and there are some issues which we must address for our nation's survival. While we celebrate the positive aspects of our culture... - Hilary Robertson-Hickling
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