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Jamaica Gleaner Commentary
published: Friday | December 21, 2007

EDITORIAL - South Africa's critical juncture
We admit our grave unease at the election as president of the African National Congress (ANC) of Jacob Zuma, a man of whom Archbishop Desmond Tutu says most South Africans would be ashamed to have as their leader. Indeed, populist politics, as is so often the case...

Common myths about crime

I AM not convinced that the crime wave we are experiencing is a factor of our worsening economic situation. In trying to find the reason for this decade of relentless carnage which Jamaicans have lived through, some people have pointed to the desperate circumstances... - Dennie Quill

Paying for the sins of others

A FACT of life in Jamaica is that the good pay for the bad. Theft is something we all encounter on a regular basis, and has even become the 'norm'. Something - whether it is your car, cellphone, tax dollar, favourite socks - or lunch will go missing. - Tara Clivio

NOTE-WORTHY: New Parliament

It would be a noble gesture to the National Heroes buried at National Heroes' Park and, indeed, the nation as a whole, if a new Parliament were to be erected at the park. How fitting it would be, standing grand at the northern edge of this historic park, looking across...





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