He's a man of rare distinction, outstanding in every way; he's a doer and there are few of those in Jamaica. I don't know what he's going to do but he will have to be back here very often.

The situation is very serious, but the people are very serious too and have no intention of giving up. They are determined that they must have a positive response before they withdraw their demonstration.

With the change of government this matter was not further pursued and the tax deductible limit has remained at $6,000.

I think the reception that the queen has received says something different than what the prime minister is saying.

His voice was an omnipresent cry in our electronic world. His sharp features, majestic looks, and prancing style a vivid etching on the landscape of our minds. Bob Marley was never seen. He was an experience which left an indelible imprint with each encounter. Such a man cannot be erased from the mind. He is part of the collective consciousness of the nation.

For more than two decades, I repeatedly voiced the mantra that — situated as we are virtually on the coastline of the world's richest economy — Jamaica has no reason to be poor,