EDITORIAL - CARICOM's lack of clarity on global crisis
A week ago, Prime Minister Bruce Golding hosted two of his fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, Trinidad and Tobago's Patrick Manning, and Guyana's Bharrat Jagdeo, to discuss a regional response to the global economic crisis.

Armadale - why only blame?
THE DEATH of seven young women from the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre has once again exposed our neglect of some of the most vulnerable members of our society. So, now we are frantically searching for someone to blame. Accordingly, the Armadale Commission of Enquiry has started out as high drama. Unfortunately, it is rapidly degenerating into farce as a multitude of players posture and pose.

The worst - and best - of Jamaica
IT IS hard to tell why some news stories hit harder than others. We have developed the frightening capacity, a survival skill, really, of taking in the day's murder tally and other death stories on the evening news while happily eating dinner and relaxing with family. And if 'we nuh know dem, den a nuh nutten'.

Recession ending but Jamaica now hurting
LAST WEEK, the Bank of Jamaica reported that inflows from remittances had declined by a further US$20 million in June, pushing the total loss for the first six months of the year to roughly US$161 million. The impact of this nearly J$14.5 billion (at the current rate of exchange) loss of purchasing power would have been felt immediately ...

Joy and sorrow of Independence
ON THURSDAY, we celebrated 47 years of Independence. The enjoyment of a well-organised Grand Gala was counterbalanced by the news that the reputable international rating agency, Standard and Poor's, had downgraded Jamaica's sovereign debt to a CCC rating.