Jamaican Opinions and Commentary

EDITORIAL - PM should explain Maj Reese's transfer
It is widely felt that the removal of Major Richard Reese as the permanent secretary at the national security ministry is linked to Justice Paul Harrison's scathing criticisms of public officials for their failings...
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The essence of logic
Back in Apochrypha, R.U.Shaw hadn't seen his friend Ohma D'unn for years. Sci-fi freaks know Ohma's like a moon - bright only in the dark and definitely not of this world!
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NOTE-WORTHY
Resist US bully tactics - Americans are the kindest people in the world, probably the most generous in history.Given the power, the bureaucrat suddenly changes into an autocrat so aptly described by author Graham Green as the "Ugly American"....
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More than extradition
One of the main reasons why the Christopher Coke extradition matter has generated such interest and passion is the hope that external pressure by the United States government will force the dismantling of garrisons.
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Fiscal policy in a time of economic crisis
This article was presented at a Planning Institute of Jamaica/Department of Economics seminar on The IMF Agreement: Implications for the Jamaican Economy at the UWI Library Multifunctional Room on February 25, 2009.Jamaica's...
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A moral paralysis of government
The current dispute between the United States and Jamaican governments is about more than the extradition order for Christopher Coke, central as that is.
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The enigmatic Seaga speaks
The hot news of the last week has been the damning American report on Jamaica which mentions the Christopher 'Dudus' Coke extradition request; Prime Minister Golding's sharp rebuttal and the heated discussion on the role and power of the reputed don of...
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