Month: June 2008
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Obama’s a Star in Asia
Barack Obama is the most popular candidate in Asian countries including Indonesia and India, according to panelists at the Asia Society’s 36th Annual Williamsburg Conference. Continue reading
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Team Obama’s Chief and His Troops: The Debriefing
Watch how he strides into the room, and listen to the thunderous applause that greets him as he makes his way to the microphone, touching Continue reading
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Abortion and the rights of the individual
The Editor: I write in reference to the recent call by Jamaica’s Abortion Policy Review Advisory Group to repeal current laws prohibiting abortion in order Continue reading
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Loss of Innocence – Trinidad’s Story
Children bear the wounds of societies’ ills. The irony of the newspaper headline, “The Death of Hope” was poignant. Hope Arismendez was an eight year-old Continue reading
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The Cost of a “Free” Press
One of the most obvious advantages of a free press in a free society is that in expressing opinion, we can express dissent. Yet what Continue reading
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Antigua bond offer $18M oversubscribed
Last week on the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market, 130 Cable & Wireless St Kitts & Nevis Limited shares traded at $7.33, up thirty-three cents or Continue reading
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Junior Achievement gets boost for regional youth programs
Linda Rimer of JA and Sharon Brown of FirstCaribbean, Bahamas. Junior Achievement Worldwide is receiving a US$204-thousand dollar boost from FirstCaribbean International Bank to help Continue reading
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The Mote in My Brother’s Eye
Send me your remittance work brigades… teachers, nurses… Last week US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presented the seventh annual Trafficking In Person’s Report (TIP). Continue reading
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Spanish Invasion!
Spain’s ambassador to Jamaica, Jesus Silva. The verdict has been out for sometime now. For having flagrantly disregarded building codes, the Riu Group is being Continue reading
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The Speech
What a difference a single speech makes! For months, HRC has been the designated enfant terrible of the campaign trail, the horror movie that just Continue reading