Jamaica Gleaner Commentary

Published: Monday Friday | October 24, 2008

EDITORIAL - Beyond the Rockfort corridor
We welcome Prime Minister Bruce Golding's declaration of intent to "spruce up" the roadway leading to the Norman Manley airport in Kingston, which has long been on the agenda of this newspaper. For, as Mr Golding said on Tuesday, when he addressed a function to mark ....

That Grenada invasion
TOMORROW IS the 25th anniversary of Operation Urgent Fury, where United States (US) troops invaded Grenada to win their first conflict since before the Vietnam War. The initial assault consisted of some 1,200 US troops, and they met stiff resistance... - Peter Espeut

NOTE-WORTHY
Sense of pride - I watched the 2008 National Awards Ceremony on television with great delight and admiration. The ceremony seems to get better with time. Oh, the salutes by the uniformed groups were done with such precision and agility...