Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Friday | September 25, 2009
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EDITORIAL - Let the CDF trough go dry
It is no surprise that Derrick Kellier, the Opposition whip, is pained by the halving of that choice cut for MPs, the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Economic circumstances, of course, constrain Mr Kellier from falling into paroxysms of indignation....

'This world is not my home'
I'm sure every environmentalist asks him or herself why so many otherwise good people care so little about the health of the earth and its creatures. I suppose there are many reasons, from greed and selfishness, to 'doan kyah' and carelessness...

Debating health care
By the time this article is published the supplementary estimates would have been presented in Parliament. If the considerations contained herein are not factored in this supplementary, I urge and hope they will in the next...

NOTE-WORTHY
Passport-office inefficiency - A few days ago I visited the passport office to regularise my child's stay in Jamaica. As a US citizen he is usually given a limited time on the island...


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