De-linking politics and crime
THIS PAST Wednesday, February 4, marked the 25th anniversary of the slaying of one of West Kingston's most vicious and hardened criminals, the don Claude Massop, Jamaica Labour Party enforcer extraordinaire. (Boyne)
Partisan politics and job allocation
THE FOLLOWING is an edited document prepared by the People's National Party Policy Commission on November 10, 2003 in the aftermath of the Temple Hall murders. The document was presented at a joint Executive/Parliamentary Group meeting of the party...
Leaders and their 'kitchen cabinets'
LEADERS THE world over often have 'kitchen cabinets'. These are generally informal groups of very trusted advisers and confidants who function outside the formal administrative structures in providing advice and direction... (Bartley)
To marry or not to marry
IN THE January 14, 2004 edition of the New York Times, writers Robert Pear and David Kirkpatrick reported that members of the Bush Administration are roposing to spend US$1.5 billion to help train couples to develop "interpersonal skills... (Simms)
The CCJ and freedom of trade
THE JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) has filed an action in court to determine the constitutionality of the CCJ. It seems to me that the real debate on the CCJ should be over freedom, including the freedom of trade. (Buddan)
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