Bruce Golding, leader of the Opposition JLP, has at last found his winning ticket. This week he blasted Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller for ignoring and/or encouraging political victimization in the handing out of government monies – in particular monies for cleaning drains. The Prime Minister’s garrison constituency, and the possibility that she may allow [...]
Entries from July 28th, 2006
The Week: Jamaica’s Opposition leader finds winning ticket
July 28th, 2006 · No Comments · Jamaica days, Think global
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Scandals Whitehouse torpedoes PJ crony
July 24th, 2006 · No Comments · Jamaica days
Dr. Vin Lawrence In the first (but hopefully not the last) consequence of the Sandals Whitehouse cost overrun scandal, the much feared and disliked Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation, Dr. Vin Lawrence, has resigned. Having accepted Dr. Lawrence’s resignation, the Prime Minister has thrown the whole Scandals Whitehouse mess to Opposition spokesman on Finance, [...]
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Portia’s PNP : Getting with the program
July 18th, 2006 · No Comments · Jamaica days, Think global
It’s the middle of the year and the middle of a hot summer, however there is a certain relief in :- The pundits, notably Portmore loudmouth Garnet Roper, stop trying to get a rise out of the PM (glad you noticed guys, she’s a female she doesn’t have one….) and start haranguing the general populace. [...]
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The week: Rerunning the Bible in the Middle East and Jamaican performers not wanted
July 14th, 2006 · No Comments · Jamaica days, Think global
Gays and lesbians object to being killed and burnt The gloves came off this week as gays and lesbians in the U.K. and in the U.S. and in Denmark prevented well known Jamaican entertainers, Beenie Man, TOK and Buju Banton from performing at concerts in their countries. Apparently, these groups object to the entertainers singing [...]
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The week : Focus on family
July 9th, 2006 · No Comments · Jamaica days, Think global
My son, the gunman At the end of a bloody week (which has turned into a bloody weekend) there were two surprises:- Murders are still down about 24% on 2005. Four members of the Stone Crushers gang allegedly responsible for the horrific killings of five people in Norwood, St James have turned themselves in – [...]
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