EDITORIAL - Whither the Jamaican state in the pursuit of peace?
Like most Jamaicans, we broadly appreciate the efforts of people such as Horace Levy and other members of the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) to bridge the divide between antagonistic communities in inner-city Jamaica. We, however, must declare our unease and warn of the clear danger ...
Blaming modern history
Judging by the feedback, some people misunderstood me last week. Towards the end, I wrote: "I refuse to blame slavery and our colonial past for where we are today. It is our various JLP and PNP governments and their financial backers which have squandered... - Peter Espeut
NOTE-WORTHY: Supporting the poor
I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks to The Gleaner Company and Food For the Poor of Jamaica and Florida, USA, for their prompt responses to my appeal for support of a worthy cause.
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