Editorial - Liberating Spanish Town
IN THIS space last week we sought to remind the nation of the historical heritage that Spanish Town represents as the Old Capital of this former colony; and we cited the neglected artefacts it still holds as neglected potential for economic benefit.
The Shiprider Agreement: No smooth sailing
THE GOVERNMENTS of Jamaica and the United States on Friday renewed the Jamaica-U.S. Agreement Concerning Co-operation in Suppressing Illicit Maritime Drug Trafficking (Shiprider Agreement), stepping up their united efforts to...
A search for cultural identity
IN THE early days of the United States farm work programme in the 1950s, two water pipes were provided for the workers in the segregated South. A 'whites only' pipe, and a 'black' pipe.
Remembering Priscilla and Rossana
I FIRST encountered Priscilla following upon the death of a relative, and her copy of Gardner's 'History of Jamaica', fell into my hands. Rossana would follow when a friend gave me a copy of 'The Many Headed Hydra'.
Must Jamaica sink any further?
FOR THE week ending February 7, 2004 there was news about the respite from the gun violence and murder in Spanish Town which provided little comfort since the root of the problem in the Old Capital remains firmly in place.
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