EDITORIAL - Growing during and after a recession
Despite the reports over many months of looming trouble in the bauxite/alumina sector, Alpart's decision to close its Nain, St Elizabeth, plant for a year has naturally come as a shock to many people in the country. After all, for years bauxite has been a huge contributor to the Jamaican economy and most Jamaicans will not even remember a time when it was not one of the mainstays of the productive sector.

Come let me clutch thee
Macbeth, thane of Glamis and of Cawdor and king thereafter, clearly knew what a dagger was, but would he know anything about daggering? The dagger is an ancient instrument and daggerin' is a modern Jamaican dancehall phenomenon, which both owe their origin to vulgar Latin.

Issue: Should Jamaica tighten visa requirements?
The Editor, Sir: I believe it is time for the Government to consider introducing visas and charges for visas for non-CARICOM visitors and immigrants to our island.

Anti-poor legislation
The Editor, Sir: I am so happy to see the Letter of the Day of Friday, March 20, about the invasive Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) legislation. I believe that our legislators, although in Jamaica, are living in a community of utopia that I have not been able to visit as I need to show the guard my tax compliance certificate