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Independent Talk

Every week day, we will present you with a new show/episode on different topics and different views from different persons.

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Independent Talk News Roundup

• November 19, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  
• Ronnie broadcasts from the Bustamente Children’s hospital on this the World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse … Not the noose, parliamentarians propose lethal injections, electric chair as alternative to hanging … Do or die, Reggae Boyz must win to advance … Bishop TD Jakes’ conference to be a rallying cry for Jamaica … St James district of Tucker marooned … Hoteliers appeal for bailout loans … Pathologists are dead beat … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites

• November 18, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  
• · JTB execs quit, another government board loses its directors … Shields walks away from JCF … Tremendous buzz on Ian Flemming’s legacy and Jamaica’s role on the James Bond franchise … T.D. Jakes to visit in Jamaica … US Embassy’s visa website in operation tomorrow … Portia blasts PM for his criticism of Opposition’s flip-flopping on the crime bills … 30 per cent decrease in stop over trade expected for winter tourist season … Dunoon student stabbed to death over a cellphone … Candle light vigil at emancipation park on World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day... Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites

Perkins Online

• November 18, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  What a dismal situation we find ourselves in, a 16-year-old boy stabbed to death by one of his classmates. We seem to have developed a culture of violence and to effect change we need to find the root cause. We need to deal with this as not just a criminal matter, but also as cultural matter. We are not giving our young people today a sense of opportunity, a sense that they can distinguish themselves by achieving skilled performances, studying and earning a decent living. Those that do choose that path have no jobs waiting on them and have to migrate to find work. This cycle is destroying our people and promoting a kind of irresponsibility. Mr Golding’s government cannot be blamed for creating these problems as they have been developing for many years. But, we are not hearing from the Government any proposed solutions that are in any way impressive. Presenters: Wilmot 'Mutty' Perkins


• November 17, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Gunfire at the Jamaica Labour Party’s national conference, The Gleaner alleges that it started inside the arena. Mutty asks why a man armed with a gun would want to get into a secure area containing the Prime Minister, and members of the diplomatic core. While Mutty thought Mr Golding’s speech was a good one overall, he was not very impressed with the Prime Minister’s position on the economy, specifically, the heavy emphasis on tourism. For the tourism industry to expand, Mutty says, Jamaica needs to develop other aspects of industry; provide people with opportunities; cut down on the crime. We need to train our workforce and provide education for young people. Mutty highlights and completely agrees with the statement ‘It is going to be a long time before the opposition has any credibility in talking about corruption.’ Mutty accuses the former Government as being the most corrupt in the history of the country, certainly since 1940, and as far as he knows, going back indefinitely beyond that. Mutty segues to a comment made by Peter Bunting, PNP’s party spokesman on National Security. There has been a marked increase in violence against children, which seems to be the result of organized activity targeting our children. Mutty posits that Mr Bunting is entirely accurate on the matter. He calls for the spokesman to go a step further and answer the question ‘What is the purpose of this organized activity targeting our children in this particularly vicious way?’. Presenters: Wilmot 'Mutty' Perkins

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