Brother George and the legend of the murky water
When 79-year-old George Buchanan gets up in the mornings, the first thing he sees is the glistening waters of the Yallahs Pond. From his modest home perched precariously atop a small hill in St. Thomas, Brother George, as he is known to his brethren at the Mount Zion...
Symbols, slogans ... effective in politics
An interesting fact in our political history is that it was the People's National Party (PNP) which first commissioned the design for a flag to identify it as an organisation. And it was Sydney Veitch who asked Edna Manley to design the flag.
Manchester, North East - Not keeping pace with employment
The constituency of North East Manchester consists mainly of hilly terrain, which at its highest rises to 3,200 feet at Pike, near to the northern border. It is bordered on the east by North West Clarendon at Spaldings, in the west by North West Manchester...
1972-1974: Manley, the new Prime Minister
His first call to the people of Jamaica was to "put work into Labour Day". Thousands responded by carrying out 454 community projects. Thirty basic schools were either repaired, painted or built; dozens of other schools were repaired and painted, scores of public parks...
The stress of politics
Another one bites the dust! History is replete with failed marriages because of the stress of politics and right now there is another one to be added to the list. In this recent case, the much-talked about cuckold could stand it no more; he had become the butt of too many jokes...
Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
Partyvehicles - 1. Some candidates do not have enough funds to secure the campaign vehicles that are allowed, so they are offering to sell the facility to friends in the private sector for a profit. Is this legal?
Stay informed
Now that the election date has been set you can keep up to date with the news and results, as they unfold, on The Gleaner's Jamaica Election 2007 website: www.jamaicaelections.comThis dynamic site will: Break the news as it happens on the campaign trail....
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