Commentary

Much is expected of witness Bruce Golding as he comes to give his testimony this week before the commission of enquiry.

The West Kingston enquiry into the events of May 2010 resumes today with the expectation that the outcome will somehow make a difference in the shattered lives of Tivoli Gardens residents and other inner-city dwellers.

No one, perhaps, ought to be shocked by last week's behaviour by the police personnel who boycotted the Resident Magistrate's courts in St Ann and the knee-jerk support they received from the Police Federation, their trade union.

Bob Marley is one of the finest poets Jamaica has produced. His skilful use of language - both English and Jamaican - compellingly affirms his highly charged literary sensibility. Biblical allusion, proverb, riddle and Rastafari symbolism are all potent elements of his creative writing.

The portly interloper, Ralph Gonsalves, has chimed in regarding the tenure and leadership of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). His basis for the negative review given to Dave Cameron is based on supposed unpublished information.

Society erects a number of barriers that keep disabled persons on the fringes. Simple everyday tasks that many take for granted can prove treacherous to the disabled because of the physical obstructions that are placed in their way by an environment which does not enable them to live a full life.