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Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
published: Thursday | October 9, 2008

EDITORIAL - Strike one for Greg Christie
Prime Minister Golding's statement to Parliament on Tuesday did not meet the threshold for our imprimatur on his government's decision to exempt 'the favoured five' from some public-sector procurement guidelines. Mr Golding, however, appears to have made important concessions...

'That one' heads to victory

American political pundits like to scour presidential debates for snapshot moments which define or turn an election: Nixon's rumpled look in 1960; Reagan's folksy "There you go again" in 1980; George W. Bush's peering at his wristwatch in 1992. - John Rapley

Saluting valuable postal workers

The following is a message from Derrick Smith, minister of mining and telecommunications, in recognition of today's celebration of World Post Day.Today is World Post Day and Jamaica joins the international postal service community in saluting the men... - Derrick Smith

Serious situations, simplistic Shields

Last week, a female deacon testified at a church meeting that she was sorry she watched TV a couple nights before, because of the gruesomeness of the murders of our children. She said she was so overwhelmed by the serious situation that she could not pray. - Devon Dick

Still waiting for cancer cure

One of the most unpleasant things I have had to do in the last few months was to purge my rolodex of the names of friends and acquaintances whom I won't be calling anymore. They are all dead. Ranging in ages 33 to 84, they have all died of cancer of one sort or another. - Dennie Quill





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