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Stories by R. Oscar Lofters

Published:Thursday | April 13, 2017 | 12:00 AMR. Oscar Lofters

THE EDITOR, Sir: Party politics has divided Jamaica into two camps, one flying an orange flag, the other a green flag. We pay more allegiance to these rags instead of the flag bearing the national colours, black, green and gold. Consequently, we...

Published:Monday | February 8, 2016 | 12:43 PMR. Oscar Lofters

THE EDITOR, Sir:As another election approaches, The Gleaner is filled with a flurry of political promises to repair roads, build new hospitals, and provide thousands of jobs.A recent Gleaner photograph showed a group of about seven politicians with...

Published:Friday | July 17, 2015 | 12:00 AMR. Oscar Lofters

THE EDITOR, Sir: Jamaica is struggling with an economic crisis that demands concerned and frugal leadership. Our national debt hovers above J$2 trillion. GDP growth is an anaemic 0.2%. Unfortunately, we have a government whose members relish...

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