There is nothing diplomatic about the recent brouhaha over the non-return or late return of diplomatic passports issued to officials from the previous People’s National Party (PNP) Government. Continue reading Hear, hear, Mr Nelson
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THE GLEANER – We agree with Justice Seymour Panton about the incongruity – absurdity even – of a citizen of a Commonwealth country being eligible to sit in the Jamaican Parliament, while a Jamaican who is a citizen of a non-Commonwealth state is barred. The former, as was implicitly confirmed by the Court of Appeal in its Daryl Vaz/Abe Dabdoub ruling, only has to spend a year in Jamaica to confirm his eligibility. Continue reading CONSTITUTIONAL ABSURDITIES OBSERVER – The news from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Director Dr Karen Hilliard that Jamaica has experienced a 12 per cent decrease in corruption since 2006 is most welcome. Indeed, for many years, corruption scored high among Jamaicans as one of the country’s greatest ills, further soiling our image internationally and competing for prominence with so many of Jamaica’s positive achievements. Continue reading Dealing effectively with corruption NEW YORK (JIS) Friday, March 13, 2009 – The next stop on the Consul General’s ambitious community outreach initiative will be in the Borough of Queens, NY on Friday, March 20, 2009 at Clippers 11 Lounge, 234-36 Merrick Blvd, in the Laurenton township, just off the Belt Parkway. Continue reading CONSUL GENERAL TO MEET AND GREET JAMAICANS IN QUEENS, NY Prime Minister and JLP Leader, Bruce Golding along with the President of the BITU, Mr. Kavan Gayle, accompanied by JLP General Secretary, Karl Samuda, and BITU General Secretary, George Fyffe, visited Lady Bustamante yesterday (March |
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in celebration of her 97th birthday which coincided with the observance of International Women’s Day.