April 26, 2009 Jamaica Gleaner By Ian Boyne The significance of the recently concluded Summit of the Americas can be judged by the amount of media attention given to that photo op Hugh Chavez had with Barack Obama and the fact that the Venezuelan radical gave him a book. Besides that, the focus on Cuba and the absolute marginalisation of the English-speaking Caribbean countries (which I predicted) speak volumes. The summit was another public-relations...
Published by The Jamaica Observer By Al Edwards A few weeks away from its first year in government, the Bruce Golding-led Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) performance is coming under scrutiny with the assessment from international bodies not being too favourable. Many surmise that the government has been unable to keep its promises as outlined in its manifesto, and that the economy continues to lurch in the wrong direction with the administration to date unable...
