Should stiffer penalties be imposed on those who refuse to pay the minimum wage?
February 9th, 2011
What can you buy with $430? Let’s see, you could buy a meal at a fast food restaurant. Not much right? So it makes sense that if the government has increased the minimum wage from $4070 to $4500 then the extra $430 should be easily paid by employers. After asking around, it was clear
Read More...Sweet Peppers hit a Sour Note!
February 5th, 2011
Be careful of buying tainted sweet peppers! copyright 2011 Teri Ann Paisley[/caption] It never fails. Someone always wants to ‘reap’ what they did not ‘sow’. Recently over 300lbs of sweet pepper were stolen from a farm in Agulta Vale, St. Mary. Those peppers had
Read More...A Dangerous Journey – What can be done to safeguard those who use public transportation?
January 31st, 2011
I recognized most of what Gleaner reporter Mel Cooke described in his report of his experiences on public transportation. It was these experiences that forced me to overcome my fear of driving as I could not bear any more death defying trips with robot taxis or the aptly
Read More...Washington Boulevard Expansion Stirs up Problems!
January 26th, 2011
Washington Boulevard[/caption] I travel on the Washington Boulevard everyday on my way to work. Now, I am all for progress but I have some concern for the pedestrians. I have personally seen children and adults alike navigate the treacherous area almost sharing the road with the
Read More...Bad Ackee or Wicked People?
January 19th, 2011
As I sit to eat my favourite Saturday breakfast of ackee and salt fish with breadfruit, I lament the much abused fruit, the ackee. It is well known that ackee, if it is forced open can cause deaths. That simple truth has seemingly evaded those who
Read More...Can we learn a lesson from Haiti?
January 15th, 2011
On January 12, 2010, the Haitian people experienced a cataclysmic event that changed their lives forever. The earthquake not only destroyed lives it also tore the fabric of their society that still remains in pieces. So now that a year has passed, has the quality of life
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