The daggerin' debate
The Broadcasting Commission proved a godsend. After being battered by so many things, the Government took an action which has won overwhelming popular support. Last week a group even demonstrated, not to protest against economic hardships, but to support the Government's action in banning daggerin' music from the airwaves.

Wasting the people's capital
For Jamaicans ever to be able to come together in a meaningful way we must first be prepared to be true to ourselves. This applies to exposing the truth about the Government's handling of the country's economic affairs, including the alumina assets it holds on behalf of the people of Jamaica.

Budgeting during crisis
The pre-budget debate has started and recent experience raises a number of questions to consider. How do we budget in a country like ours when we do not know what coming costs we have to bear from the crisis of climate change, specifically rain, wind and flood damage to the economy, social sector and infrastructure and considering that we are still paying for the damage caused in previous years?

A fresh start for Zimbabwe
The swearing-in of Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister of Zimbabwe opens a new phase in the country that Julius Nyerere once described as "the jewel of Africa". In a continent plagued by fragile, failing and failed states, few cases show as dramatic a deterioration as Zimbabwe.

A desperate plea for juvenile justice
The Sunday Gleaner of August 14, 2005 carried a story titled 'Juveniles a Burden on Correctional Services', written by Leonardo Blair. In this report, the Jamaican society was informed that the correctional system was overburdened by delinquent young men and the authorities were forced to accommodate them in adult institutions.

Yes, we can at Sabina!
Worst Indies. That's what people have been calling the formerly beloved cricket team for the last 10 years or so. A once-proud symbol of joy was now a constant source of embarrassment, as they lost match after match.

France mobilises over Carib unrest
French President Nicolas Sarkozy ordered the Government last Friday to review its policy toward overseas territories amid escalating unrest in the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique.