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Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
published: Thursday | February 9, 2006

Supporting small cane farmers
IF WE are to go by the views of the leading players in the sugar industry, nearly 10,000 small cane farmers across the island could be wiped out of the industry over the next three years.

Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General, etc
BY NEXT week this time, Sir Howard Cooke will be out of King's House. He is perhaps the only surviving founding member of the People's National Party and with close to 70 years of public service behind him... - Martin Henry


(Dis)re(membering) Bob Marley
AT THE end of the latest verse deejay Tony Rebel has added to Sweet Jamaica, he asks 'How yu fi advertise Jamaica with a spliff inna Bob mouth/and if yu hol' a yout wid a spliff him gone a criminal court?' - Melville Cooke


The Danish cartoon controversy
IT'S NOT often the Danes get noticed for much else than Lego and bad techno. And right now, they're probably wishing it had stayed that way. The cartoon controversy began last autumn... - John Rapley















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