EDITORIAL - Wanted: A properly managed landfill
Not for the first time, people this week, in large swathes of the Corporate Area, have had to endure a heavy overhang of acrid smoke in the atmosphere because of a raging fire at the Riverton City landfill advisedly. The immediate discomfort from the smoke is bad enough.
Golding should not flatter to deceive
Prime Minister Golding has promised to "get tough" with the island's criminals, measures for which he will unveil in Parliament next week. We hope that Mr Golding does not flatter to deceive. The Government was clearly hoping to bring on board the Opposition...
Police soft on gangs, while the people cower
The activities of violent criminal gangs have become a focal point of local crime news in the last decade or so. News reports have helped to convey a picture of gang members as ruthless persons, who make a living through robbery, extortion... - Dennie Quill
NOTE-WORTHY
Dark patrol - Kudos to the police and the army for having Spanish Town covered in the past few days. On Tuesday, July 2, after the police announced the possibility of a crime upsurge in the township, I was a bit troubled to see three JDF vehicles...
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