ROPER’S PERSPECTIVE
BY GARNETT ROPER
Today is the start of the week that marks the 172nd anniversary of Emancipation and the 48th anniversary of Jamaica’s political Independence.
It is as good a time as any to evaluate Jamaican society to determine the extent of the progress that has been made. To do such an evaluation it [...]

BY DAVID P. ROWE
Alarge number of US Federal criminal statues apply outside of the territorial United States. Generally speaking crimes that are committed aboard US airplanes or ships, and crimes, which are covered by international extradition treaties, are crimes which have an impact on the United States even if they are planned or committed outside [...]

STRICTLY SPEAKING
BY FAE ELLINGTON
In June 2010 it was reported that the five-member board of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) had resigned with immediate effect. I am still unsure of the real reasons.
Curiously though, the Minister of National Security, Dwight Nelson, was reported as having said, “Up to May this year, 1,197 new firearm permits [...]

Drifting to a Close
FROM THE BACKBENCH By Ronnie Thwaites
Mike Henry is reading his contribution to the Sectoral Debate on Tuesday afternoon as this is written. He says he has ordered a wheelchair to facilitate his intended long stay in his present seat. Morais Guy is suggesting that Pearnel be engaged to push him around!
Why [...]