EDITORIAL - The dangers of appeasement
Medellin and Cali in Colombia during the time of Pablo Escobar and the rest are perhaps more apt comparisons than the Balkans, or with Northern Ireland and the 'Troubles'. In Medellin and Cali, sheer criminality held sway. Drug bosses and racketeers saw opportunities...
Irresponsibility in Spanish Town
Both the police and the St Catherine Parish Council have denied responsibility for an unofficial bus park in Spanish Town where, it is reported, extortion is rampant. Since it does not run the parking lot and gains no revenue from it, says Mayor Andrew Wheatley...
Jamaica confronts the new Middle Ages
An attack on the state? Anarchy? Or, perhaps, the murder of Douglas Chambers revealed the emergence of a new political system. Two years ago, I published an article in Foreign Affairs which argued that in many parts of the world, particularly Third World... - John Rapley
NOTE-WORTHY: Look to Brazil
Jamaica doesn't have to reinvent the wheel to make our country more fuel-efficient. We need to look to the Brazilian model to catch up. The Brazilians have been using ethanol to run their vehicles; the technologies are readily available for use right now.
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