Jamaica Gleaner In Focus
Published: Monday Sunday | March 22, 2009
Crisis and opportunity for Caricom
On Wednesday evening at the Pegasus Hotel three of the Caribbean's respected intellectuals - Sir Alister McIntyre, Owen Arthur and Don Robotham will come together to discuss ideas for the upcoming Summit of the Americas which will see the region's hosting (in Trinidad) United States President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Read More...
Canada and CARICOM: A 'third way' in trade?
Much of the attention at the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port-of-Spain next April will be on President Obama. Yet, the summit also offers a great opportunity for CARICOM members to engage Canada, a country often described as embodying the best features of the United States and of Europe. Read More...
Air Jamaica's restructuring - Progress and pain
The 'Love Bird', since its inception 40 years ago, has been one of Jamaica's greatest icons. Historically, our national carrier has had three major roles ... Read More...
The economy after the by-election
Daryl Vaz and Kenneth Rowe will contest the West Portland constituency in a very important by-election tomorrow, March 23. The Appeal Court's oral judgment came in time for the prime minister to announce the date of the by-election, which he did right away, scheduling it just before the budget debate begins in April. Read More...
What the people want, they get
GOVERNMENT OF the people, by the people, for the people is as good a working definition of democracy as any. And for all the obvious imperfections of our governmental system, the political bottom line in this country is that what the Jamaican people want, the Jamaican people get Read More...
Public radio: setting new standards for decadence?
Now that the rampin' shops have been locked down, perhaps we can begin a focus on the quality of public radio in Jamaica and overall media responsibility. These are genuine issues which I believe were either inadvertently overshadowed or purposefully ignored ... Read More...
Important first step in justice reform agenda, but ...
The Senate's passing of a Bill to amend the Coroner's Act in December 2008, and Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn's recent statement that she was going to clean up the backlog of cases involving police killings, are welcomed steps in the justice reform agenda and tackling crime. Read More...