Sabotaging the Olympic ideal
FRIDAY'S WELL-choreographed and spectacular opening ceremony of the 28th Olympiad in Athens, was a fitting tribute to Greek culture and its contribution to civilisation and modern thought. Sadly, the ideals of the modern Olympic movement, drawn from...
'We are here to help' Lewin
The Chief of Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, has reiterated the army's commitment to working with the police to stamp out the drug trade and to play its part in addressing other crime-fighting issues. Excerpts of the...
Meringue politicians and empty calories
BRUCE GOLDING has launched himself with a reported $3 million bash at the Jamaica Conference Centre. He hoped to impress the delegates of the Jamaica Labour Party ...-DAWN RITCH
Apartheid many J'cans fought it
THERE IS an impression that the fight against apartheid, and for black majority rule in South Africa and Southern Rhodesia, was carried solely by our political ... -HARTLEY NEITA
Making sense of the unemployment figures
THE STATISTICAL Institute's (STATIN) Labour Force Survey reveals that unemployment has declined by more than two per cent to reach 12.8 per cent in October 2003, down from 15.4 per cent in 2002. If there is such a significant reduction in ...
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