Jamaica Gleaner Commentary published: Monday | August 7, 2006
The sorry state of Heroes Park
In two days time the beloved Jamaican folklorist and cultural icon, Louise Bennett-Coverley, will be buried at National Heroes Park in Kingston. It is entirely appropriate that Miss Lou's final resting place will be among those whom we cherish...
According to The Gleaner's cartoonist, Justin Gatlin has got a shot in the arm. According, however, to Gatlin's coach, our own Trevor Graham, Gatlin has been stabbed in the back. Perhaps we will never know the full story... - Stephen Vasciannie
A couple of weeks ago (once again) several voices called for the turning in or the 'buying back' of illegal guns (a term that I can't fathom since we never sold anyone the illegal guns... - Garth A. Rattray
As we look individually and collectively at over four decades of independence, one of the areas we should be least satisfied with must be our inability to govern ourselves and manage our affairs... - Beverley Anderson-Manley
