The Editor speaks: The KEY concerns of the CPR
CPR have been busy over the past weeks to come up with their KEY CONCERNS over the Cruise Port Project. In a Press Release yesterday (19) they have found SIX. But hold on a minute, the release says Part 1.and…
The Editor speaks: Road rage
We all must have heard the term “road rage”. Perhaps most of us have experienced it with some of us not realizing what we are feeling is road rage. I will give you an example of road rage. One that…
The Editor speaks: The Blame Game
I am not talking about the hit British television show called “The Blame Game” where news and comedy collide in a satirical Northern Ireland chat show, where members of the public get to ask a panel of comedians their burning…
The Editor speaks: Aren’t our leaders concerned about the rising sea levels?
Have you heard a peep from anyone in government about the rising sea levels? Whether they are worried about it? Whether it is out of their hands so they can’t do anything about it? Whether there are any plans in…
The Editor speaks: Do banks really want the general public’s business?
I firmly believe they don’t. I refer you to one of our correspondent’s columns, Chris’ Corner – Banks “draconian new procedures” I 100 per cent agree with him. Just recently we received a call that a cheque we had written…
The Editor speaks: Twelve Just Men
My title could easily have been “Twelve (almost the same) Just Men”. Or another one – “Almost Just Men”. You see, there is a woman amongst the twelve just men. The new faces are Jaron Leslie, a lawyer with Harneys;…
The Editor speaks: “Those who fly us, Love us”
Soon after winning awards as “The Best Airline”, many now have not been happy with the delays and cancellations over the past week the airline have had. The slogan “Those who fly us, Love us” is not one many passengers…
The Editor speaks: Emancipation Day
Yesterday (Sunday) I was present at St George’s Anglican Church where Jamaica’s Independence Day (actually tomorrow Tue 6) was celebrated. Tagged with it was Emancipation Day. One can hardly “celebrate”Emancipation Day to its fullest because, although it is observed in…
The Editor speaks: Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is not a subject I feel comfortable to write about. Why is that? Am I embarrassed at someone thinking I’m a pervert? Probably, but it is inborn in me from my early youth – yes I am in my…
The Editor speaks: No need for Referendum. Thank you!
“Don’t you think the general public should know exactly what the Port Project entails?” “Don’t you think government should be completely open and tell us exactly what it is going to cost the country?” “Don’t you think we should be…