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Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
published: Thursday | November 2, 2006

EDITORIAL - East Kingston's challenge
The continued violence in east Kingston, which has claimed nearly a dozen lives in recent weeks, should be a matter of deep concern as much for the ruling People's National Party (PNP) as it is for security forces and the wider community.

'Dutty Wine' culture

'Dutty Wine' wi tek life. And it has. The very popular - and appropri-ately named - 'Dutty Wine' dance killed Tanisha Henry last Saturday night in Beacon Hill, St. Catherine, some residents there are claiming. - Martin Henry


Sitting for the anthem (verse 1)

Amended third and fourth lines of Jamaica's National Anthem, Lyssons All-Age School, St. Thomas, circa 1979. There was a time when I would get upset at people who remained slouched in their seats at the cinema during the National... Melville Cook


The US heads to the polls

With less than a week to go before mid-term elections in the United States, expectations for a shake-up are riding high. Analysts now suggest that the country may witness a political earthquake... - John Rapley




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