THE EDITOR, Sir: A few months ago, Ms Renee Ann Shirley just about achieved ‘least loved citizen’ status in Jamaica when she painted an unflattering view of the competence of the local agency set up to test our athletes for doping violations. Now, Dr Paul Wright – apparently jealous of Ms Shirley’s status, is reported …
There is much pride and excitement in some quarters as Mr Richard Byles, co-chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), announced that the Government had met and, in some cases, surpassed all the key quantitative targets under the programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the quarter to September. Ironically, the very next …
Energy World Inter-national (EWI) has provided the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) with evidence it has secured the US$7.4 million to cover the required bid bond for the 360-megawatt project. EWI is now the preferred bidder for the project. In spite of this, there are numerous unanswered questions that are troubling thinking Jamaicans. But I …
IN HIS early days as a social worker, Glenn Tucker had the opportunity to work in the courts and sometimes observed many cases of questionable decisions because of unreliable eyewitness testimony. With the advent of DNA, Tucker was convinced that the courts would start to get it right. However, after DNA tests were done months before and …
THE EDITOR, Sir: Since our business ventures with the Chinese will have considerable impact on the environment, the sensible thing for us to do is examine their environmental record. Nicole Davidson, writing for the Guardian newspaper on March 29, headlined her piece ‘Rivers of Blood: the dead pigs rotting in China’s water supply’ – a …
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THE EDITOR, Sir: Whenever the Government is at odds with journalists and environmentalists, I become worried. Whenever the Government prevails, I panic. The problem surrounds the fact that there are whispers here and there that the Chinese are going to carry out a project on the Goat Islands that could radically transform what presently exists …
Power is insinuating. Few men are satisfied with less power than they are able to procure … . No lover is ever satisfied with the first smile of his mistress. – William Henry Harrison, speech during presidential campaign, 1840. The ability of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to shoot itself in the foot when it …
THE EDITOR, Sir: Last week, I listened with interest to an interview on NNN with Queen Ifrica. There was some public outrage about some of her utterances during her performance at the Grand Gala. I waged a bet with myself as to what her response would be – and I won. Her response was that …
THE EDITOR, Sir: Nothing instills a greater sense of pride in this country like the exploits of our athletes. The feeling of mild depression we are now feeling is understandable. If one compares the size of the population from which each country chooses its representatives, Jamaica has no equal in track events. This takes on …
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THE EDITOR, Sir: The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has egg on its face. And it should. Days ago, two brothers were freed of rape charges. Interestingly, DNA tests were done months before and they excluded these men as the perpetrators of the crime. DPP Paula Llewellyn attempted to explain why the …
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