EDITORIAL - Lessons from the Mirant deal
It is perhaps instructive that Jamaica Public Service (JPS) represents over 70 per cent of the nearly US$1.1 billion that the Japanese firm, Marubeni, intends to pay Mirant Corporation for its Caribbean electricity businesses once the deal is finalised.
The pain of going home
Most Jamaicans love to go home. Home for the majority of Jamaicans is usually some place in rural Jamaica where parents and grandparents reside. A visit to 'home' is usually onethat is greeted with great anticipation and preparation. - Heather Robinson
Horror that shocked the world
The horror of Virginia Tech reverberated around the world this week with reactions pouring in from Buckingham Palace, Rome and every major world capital. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip are due to visit Virginia next month and Her Majesty said she was shocked... - Dennie Quill
What has slavery taught us?
Slavery is defined in the Webster's Dictionary as drudgery or toil, the submission to a dominating influence, or the state of a person who is chattel of another. The slave trade apparently came to an end 200 years ago, a significant milestone in our history. - Tara Clivio
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