Author: Mark Lee
Global Economy Could Rebound – If…
While economic growth is expected to slow in the second half of 2008 due to rising inflation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts a reverse Continue reading
Step Right Up!
And we thought we had seen it all. A US Postal Service cheque, payable to the Postmaster General of Jamaica disappears, untraceable, a feat unheard Continue reading
Nelson Mandela – Man for All Times
Mandela remembers the forgotten on his birthday. Nelson Mandela marked his 90th birthday Friday, July 18, and many paused to reflect on his legacy to Continue reading
Latest Jamaica Beach Theft a Blip on Map of Similar Heists – Sparks Traveler Concern
Google Map of the area from which the sand was stolen. The rip of tons of white sand from a prized beach along Jamaica’s north Continue reading
Party, Class and Democracy – A Jamaican Challenge
The contenders, Peter Phillips and Portia Simpson Miller After 70 years Jamaica’s People’s National Party (PNP) is becoming a democratic institution and the resistance is Continue reading
Caribbean Tourism Soars Again
Fasten your seat belts … here we go again! Tourism has caught the attention of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government – and we’re Continue reading
Jamaican Creole Not an English Dialect
Since the news of the project to translate the Bible into Jamaican Creole, many have argued about the legitimacy of Jamaican as a language. Some Continue reading
Ninety Nine Per Cent of Lawyers Give the Others a Bad Name
In January 2006, veteran court reporter Barbara Gayle wrote a story about the state of the Jamaican resident magistracy based on an interview with president Continue reading
Share My Umber-ella
The price of oil has skyrocketed, leaving jet planes stranded on the ground. The Iraq war drags on, meaning the prices will continue to spiral Continue reading
Caribbean Community Condemns Trampling of the Democratic and Electoral Processes in Zimbabwe.
Caribbean Community leaders have at last added their voices to the condemnation of the farcical elections held recently in Zimbabwe and the violence against the Continue reading