Go-Jamaica Podcast

Independent Talk

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• June 10, 2009: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Ronnie talks about the Gleaner's headline....wait is over- GSAT results ready.... Government worries about foreign exchange.... Sugar workers hold their breath for long overdue payments.... Government lends Air Jamaica $9 million.....Missing computers at Ministry of Justice. Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, columns, and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• June 8, 2009: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Ronnie talks about the Gleaner's headline...wanted better student teachers - Education minister says poor quality of intake into training institutions contributes to weak education at primary schools. Graduation policy a waste of time....Five more cases of H1N1 cases identified....NCB salutes leaders in nation building.... Whitmore takes over from Barnes as national coach. Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, columns, and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• June 4, 2009: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Ronnie talks about the Gleaner's headline...youth Believes- students from various high schools engaged in a breakfast meeting with the Governor General Dr Patrick Allen... Auto-theft investigation leads to arrest- four policemen arrested including an Assistant Superintendent.....Jamaica welcomes Cuba back into Organisation of American States (OAS).... Prostitution and buggery laws hampering HIV sexual health services-says Dr. Harvey. Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, columns and cartoons 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


• November 17, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Conference chaos, gunfire sparks stampede at National Arena. Samuda says “We will not yield to the hooligan elements.” … Bruce talks tough, sends strong message that criminality will not be tolerated. The presumption of innocence is not to be used as a firewall against law enforcement … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• November 12, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Bruce fires back, dismisses nepotism claims as scurrilous … Of politics and politricks … Commissioner of police admonishes pranksters … Elderly men sentenced for human trafficking … Reduction in food prices for Christmas will not materialize, because of the unexpected devaluation of the dollar … Fewer barrels for Christmas … Shields offered new contract … Death Penalty debate left hanging … PCJ board chairman fired … Increased attacks on women affecting the productivity of female workers … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• November 11, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Man of the Year, Bolt cops The Gleaner’s top award … PNP pressures the Prime Minister over the Hi-Del land controversy, Portia advises PM to come clear, come clean and tell the public the truth … Taxi drivers say increase in rape reports are choking their livelihood …Government defends it’s decision to exempt Information Ministry and other services from procurement guidelines … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• November 10, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Tears for Ananda … Samuda, while speaking at Ananda’s funeral, says her brutal death has changed his views on capitol punishment and he will vote for the resumption of hanging. Ronnie responds by saying that hanging any and everybody who is found guilty in what is an utterly flawed system will not help anyone … Pressure on House to reject HIV pre-testing… Paloma clobbers Cuba, it is the third hurricane to hit Cuba this year … Genius engineer … Cops back to school for anger management … Floods flatten farms in St Elizabeth … Hatian schoolhouse collapses, nearly 90 children killed … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• November 04, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  America votes, D-day for the USA, Obama eyes closing deal and McCain vows election upsetter … Sex offenders should have their names on the registry for 10 years … Prime minister says legislation alone will not be enough to protect our society from sex crimes …‘Your name will live on’, Immaculate students mourn the passing of Pia Phillips … Montego Bay journalist Byron Balfor passes on … Gallup poll favours Obama buy 11 points over McCain … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• November 03, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Dreadful death, a teen is accidentally shot by her father who was trying to save his family from marauders at their home. … Obama and McCain on their final blitz … PNP calls for Golding to disclose all land and property acquisitions by the UDC since the JLP took office last year … Tough economy forcing parents to trim budgets … Pregnant teen gets a second chance … David de Caires, founder of Guyanna’s Starbroek newspaper passes on … No prison rehab for rapists. There is currently no sex offender treatment programme … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• October 29, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Look away from USA, The Gleaner’s editor’s forum members tend towards warning the Jamaican government to seek aid from other sources besides the USA … Ray Barret says his dismissal from the NHF is without merit, Rudyard Spencer says there is no malice in it … Golding says a policy change is needed to boost productivity … Parents to pay for fire deaths among children … Kingston Wharves workers are back on the job … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• October 28, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Messy affair at the National Health Fund … The NHF was pumping cash into JUTC security … Contractor general asked to probe NHF contracts … American citizens in Jamaica head to the embassy to vote in the US presidential election … Informal settlements in Clarendon are setting back the community policing initiative … Financial fallout for fertilizer firm … JPS bills to drop by 10 per cent in November … Wayne Chen to be new chairman of UDC … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• October 27, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Awareness: the key to a fire safe community. This outside broadcast from the Rollington Town Fire Station is in honour of Fire Saftey Awareness week … Gun, drug battle. The illicit trade in guns and drugs threatens Clarendon tourism. Corruption within the ranks of the police force is inhibiting efforts to dent the trade of guns for drugs … Byron Lee awarded the Order of Jamaica while in hospital ... A tracking device is coming for low and medium risk offenders … Pearnel Charles urges support for new crime bills … Police seized 18,000 lbs of marijuana destined for Haiti … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• October 24, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Independent talk broadcasts from the Jamaica Computer Society’s 24th annual Biztech Forum: Telecommunications, the backbone for national development. … Beware! The murder rate for women is up 30 per cent. Shields warns Jamaicans to look out for their own safety. Shields wishes to focus on unlicensed taxi drivers, and finds it totally unacceptable that some police officers own and operate illegal taxis … Orette Fisher selected to head the electoral office of Jamaica … Investors in combatant mood, monthly inflation figures are down. The push is on for higher interest rates … E10 project is launched: Clive Mullings projecting savings of US$52 million annually … Contractor general to probe Olympic celebration spending … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• October 11, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Portia urges Prime Minister to intervene in the economy. Calls for the Golding administration to change gear and lead the country away from the precipice over which they are heading … Retired Prime Minister Patterson calls for unity in the PNP … Carnal abuse hush up: fear and the culture of silence hinder prosecutions. Teen mothers, some of whom fear for their lives refuse to ‘rat out’ offenders … Parliamentary committee on abortion law has decided to accept input from foreign institutions on the matter … Teachers are running out of patience on wages … Prime Minister Ralph Gonzalves says the CSME cannot move at the pace of the slowest member (Jamaica) … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• October 09, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Land snatched, Worldwise head claims that his property has been wrongfully transferred. National land agency refuses to accept blame … JDF Captain dies in collision with JUTC bus … Mr Audley Shaw hospitalised overnight … Grade Four students have improved their literacy levels ... Government accused of misleading the country about the extent of the impact of the financial crisis on the US … Defeated JLP candidate on nutrition board … Medley axed … Pension benefits to increase in November … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• October 08, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  ‘Not your role’, Golding slams the Contractor General for public outcry ... Olympians honoured in Montego Bay … Medallists call for an end to violence … Support your childrens’ dreams by going to Parent-Teacher meetings … JTA has called for a salaries committee meeting … Postmen still relevant and essential … Golding vows to rescue children from abusive homes … National Contracts Commission has given cabinet full support to exempt 5 companies from specific procurement procedures … Officer in charge of investigations into death of Ananda Dean expects results this weekend, vows killers will be caught … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• October 07, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Housing fallout, many Jamaicans overseas have lost their homes amidst the US financial crisis and the crash of Jamaica’s alternative investment schemes … Nigerian man with 86 wives to be jailed for not divorcing his four excess spouses … Olympic athletes visit alma maters … Simpson Miller tightening her grip on the PNP … Ticket shortage for western gala … Contractor General pleads with Golding, Shaw to rethink procurement exemptions … Jamaicans feeling the pinch of the US mortgage crisis … Kellier says more than 5,000 jobs have been lost since JLP came to power … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day … Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• October 06, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  ‘Gorge-ous’! Travel nightmare ends as the Bog Walk Gorge reopens … Call for athletics museum … Personal attacks by Palin and McCain on Obama … Are Jamaicans a set of ill-mannered people who have abandoned common courtesy? Davies sides with Shaw over government procurement exemptions, Ronnie disagrees … The debate is on: What is the churches influence in Jamaica today? … Some disquiet among the Olympic athletes over who got honours when … A new workplace safety law coming soon … Education is the cure for violence … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• October 03, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Billions in arms, lottery scam funding weapons purchases in St James … Ananda case still wide open, her parents may have withheld information … Veronica Campbell-Brown returns home … Drummond replaces Shirley at First Global … Sagicor to lose $US5.7 million on investments held with troubled US banks … Stiffer laws governing drivers licenses to be passed … Battle on the horizon between Government and Contractor General over procurement procedures … Larger social network may save children … New fisheries policy … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• October 02, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Outraged, leaders horrified by the wave of attacks on children. What about the fathers? What about the registering of sex offenders? We need more than outrage … Jamaicans wary over credit crisis in the US. Caribbean expected to get fewer remittances … Euphoria expected to sweep the country as the celebration for our athletes begins … Jamaica Council of Churches calls for an end to garrisons … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• October 01, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  ‘Massive clean up’ in Half-Way Tree. Public order is essential, but does public order involve cruelty? Does public order involve mashing up the lives of many of our people? … 9-month-old boy molested, dies. Over 50 children killed since January … Police present seven reasons for 60-days … Government cites procedural matters for delay of sugar deal … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 30, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Heat on BOJ, audit unearths several concerns at central bank … No need to panic, Shaw says local funds are safe from US banking crisis, Portia concerned that Government is not addressing said crisis … Rose Hall main road is the site of too many accidents, three killed in last week alone, Hope Hospital administration finds it unbearable … Body believed to be that of Ananda Dean to be identified today … Portia’s shadow cabinet finally sees the light of day, she says though Dr Phillips would not serve, his contribution to the party is not to be devalued … Eyewitness in ‘Clansman’ murder case shot dead … Sowing the seed of peace … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 29, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Tragic end, headless decomposing body, believed to be Ananda Dean’s, found in Cypress Hall … The Gleaner continues it’s positive parenting feature: Is the family as we know it in Jamaica, dead? … Mayor McKenzie not backing down on no vending in Half-Way Tree … Elderly couple burnt to death in Clarendon Park? … Manchester chamber of commerce supports resumption hanging … Jamaican family facing extinction? … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 26, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  In a parish focus on Manchester, Independent Talk broadcasts from Midway Mall in Mandeville … Phillips supporters back out of shadow-cabinet appointments … Likely that Dr Phillips will be named to the shadow-cabinet … JPS to standardize its billing cycle … Fruit and vegetable prices to increase … One day left to Men on a Mission conference … Paul Lynn resigns as PNP caretaker for northeast Manchester … KSAC to stop vending in Half-Way Tree …Wolmer’s principal calls for alumni support … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 25, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Drug conspiracy, number of security officials involved in the narcotics trade … Top cops ordered to bring evidence … Firearm holder foils bus robbery, two men shot dead … More debate on the crime bills, solicitor general tries to justify the 60-day bail amendment … Psychologists say PNP needs professional help … Minister of Health outraged at state of facilities in Lucy hospital … Shaw admits inflation targets over-ambitious, says figure may reach 16 per cent by year end. Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 24, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Opposition shake-up, Portia dissolves shadow cabinet … Lawyer cited by magistrate for contempt of court, Mrs Sammuels-Brown president of Jamaican Bar association calls for dictophones and court reporters in all courtrooms … Policeman accused of raping colleague taken into custody … The PAJ mourns passing of Dorothy Lacroix and Geof Brown … Ananda Dean still missing, family still praying for safe return after eight days … House committee condemns Council for Human Rights’ ‘Vote your conscience’ comment … Murder convict’s parole bill denied, ineligible to reapply for five years … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 23, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  PNP fallout begins … Asafa glad to be back … Children’s advocate probes case of 13-year-old modelling-contest winner … Mourning the passing of Jeff Brown … No decision from Phillips … 21 days notice on redundancy … Government sends storm aid to Cuba … Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 22, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Don’t clean house, dumping Phillips not an option … Simpson Miller remarks irresponsible … Taming the beast and living large … Don’t set up your children, look for alternative ways of discipline … Men in suits beat-up street kids, were they cops? … Jamaicans mull Phillips future … RADA provides aid to farmers … Can Bolt run a sub-43s 400? Ronnie also reviews the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 17, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  More JPS woes ... Marubeni wants out of JPS? ... John Barnes appointed Technical Director ... Literacy program a success ... Female constables support anonymous constable rape victim ... Airlines to lose $US5.2b this year ... Welcome Shelley-Ann ... Crime bills facing strong opposition ... PNP voter's list ready ... Ronnie also reviews the cartoons, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 10, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Mustard seed tragedy ... Gustav claims the lives of three children ... Improving literacy ... Speaker of the house defends tardy members of parliament ... Golding in Barbados for CARICOM meeting ... KD Knight, a dead-on shooter ... Jamaican Miami Consul returns home ... 'That's not good enough McMillan' ... Ronnie also reviews the cartoons, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 08, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Tropical storm watch: Ike ... Landslide in Gordon Town ... 700 lb Ganja Hall ... Bolt returns ... Is the Jamaican family dead? ... Lunchtime boob job ... American Airlines drops costs to other Caribbean destinations ... Ministry of education calls for cops to spend time with students ... Jamaica College's succes camp working ... Vernam Field plan taking too long? … Ronnie also reviews the cartoons, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 05, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  A focus on St Bess ... Bring back 'the bread basket of Jamaica' ... 'Raising the bar' on literacy ... St Bess' top cop ... Unlocking St Elizabeth's potential ... Building fellowship through sport ... Livid Air Jamaica ... Paralympians enter with a dash of Stardom ... Gustav Aid from the US ... Premier league on hold ... Ennis-London explains her HGH encounter ... Ronnie also reviews the cartoons, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 04, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Jamaican Government pays American Airlines to stay ... St Mary schools still recovering from storm damage ... Low turnout in St Thomas schools ... Parents protest reappointment of St Catherine Principal ... Ronnie also reviews the cartoons, columnists, Letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 03, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  One year in office Bruce Golding battling storms... Highlights of the year in office... Harbour View bridge may take 24 months to build... Morant Bay, no food, no gas... Schools Opening but where are the books?... Informal settlements - what are we to do?Ronnie also reviews the columns, cartoons, editorial and letters of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 02, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  New bridge reconnects the East... Death of citizen in Eastern End of the Island... Denham Town High School students and home economics teachers are great cooks... Thugs charge Gustav tax... Ronnie also reviews of the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• September 01, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Ronnies remembers the victims of the Kendal Train Crash... Talks about Tropical Storm Gustav and the costs associated with the storm... Story of devastation in Irish Town... RIU hotel development update... Whitehall, Negril squatters removed, houses destroyed... Ronnie also reviews of the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• August 27, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Gusty Gustav - Jamaica braces for heavy rains... Oil prices go up... New JUTC boss announced... Bolt is good with all tests... Secrets to Olympic success... Ronnie also reviews of the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• August 26, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Festive welcome - the government makes plans to welcome the Olympians... Arrival of Wesley Bolt... Ronnie also reviews of the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• August 25, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Golding warns thugs not to embrace the nation... Evolution of a champion - the chronology of Usain Bolt... Olympics closing ceremony reports... Yellow yam worth its weight in GOLD... There are also reviews of the cartoon, columnists, letters and editorial of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• August 19, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Jamaica out to mine more medals in Beijing... He also gives an update on the schedule for the day... Looks at recent power outagesresulting in persons missing the Olympics... Beach Sprint... Teachers vote on salaries today... Family reunion for Usain Bolts birthday his father goes to China...Ronnie also reviews of the day's letters, editorials, columns and cartoons. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• August 18, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Olympic celebrations reviewed Ronnie also reviews of the day's letters, editorials, columns and cartoons. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• August 07, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Ronnie shares on the Gleaner's headline What a Gala ... Praying for Asafa ... Anthony Jumps into the action ... Bolt invites China's Miss World to Ja ... Grange: Ja team safe in Beijing. Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, columns and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• August 04, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Durvan Malcolm talks about the Gleaner's headlilne .... Olympic fever rising ... Television sales boom ... Gleaner’s supplement... Setting the stage ... Bolt’s parent very confident... The fans speak ... Fertiliser aid on the way... Two cops murdered Saturday night ... and much more. Durvan also reviews the editorials, letters, columns and cartoon of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 29, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  New BNS boss... Positive test result of JA athlete... "Sally Army" has an incident free visit... $m goes to cassava development... How about a smile campaign... No to abortion.... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, columns and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 28, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Auxilary fee crisis - schools blame government... Appeal for all congregations to use prayer against crime... Scenes from the PAJ elections - won by Bryon Buckley ... Less jobs for summer workers... RGD name the child project a success... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, columns, cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 25, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Government forensic lab ready for DNA – ready to handle more cases… Extended detention unsure…$1m solar panel loan… Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, columns, cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 24, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Bruce defiant – scoffs at claims anti crime measures are insufficient… He reviews the pros and cons surrounding this vital issue for Jamaica…Jamaica men are “puppy shows”… Plan to save Air JA delayed... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, columns, cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 23, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Human rights group say that the new crime plan legislation will not guarantee catching criminals... School extortion…. Principals say they are following the auxiliary fees guidelines… Fishermen being robbed at sea…Jamaican’s find work in Turks and Caicos… Mentors wanted… Ronnie also reviews the editorial, columns, cartoons and letters of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 22, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Bruce's super squad - police and arm to flood communities under new anti-crime plan... Riot inmates relocated to Horizon Remand Centre... Pardon for Marcus Mosiah Garvey... BNS possible successors... CashPlus to be wrapped up...Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, columns and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 21, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Draconian laws... does the public owe a service to Yvonne McCalla Sobers for revealing the strategies being put forward by the government as part of its anti-crime plan... Danielle Boothe wins bronze in swim championships... What's right with the nation by Mark Kerr-Jarret his observations reviewed... Corporal punishment: is the rod a beating stick or a method of correction?... Tougher rules for fishermen...Domestic violence on the increase in JA... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, columnists, letters and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 18, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  David's war -Olint boss readies team for legal showdown... Jamaica Youth Coalition embarks on mentorship programme... New list of Most Wanted released ... Millionaire theives - sand theft in Coral Springs... JCF new job assessment scheme to begin... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, columns and cartoons of the day Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 17, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Church lashed on OLINT... Dr. Henley Morgan christians who placed there funds in these alternative schemes were foolish... Back to school assistance... Developers hit by illegal sand miners... $30m agricultural loan... Investors urged to seek pscyhe counselling if they lost in alternative investment schemes... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, columns and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 15, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Misfire miracle - business man narrowly escapes death held up for $1 million... Portia is ready to do battle... KD Knight says AG made a mistake for extraditing "drug kingpins"... Office of OLINT closed... Sandals under sewage discharge probe in St. Ann... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, columns, letters and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 14, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Phillips versus Portia - Phillips declares PNP leadership bid... Bullets for books - new UWI initiative... Undernourished children do less well in school... call for nutrition policy... Reclaiming Flankers - features the good work of the Peace and Justice centre... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, columns, letters and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 11, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Witnesses exposed - protection being breached as case files change hands... Disaster committee for farmers... Emancipation Jubilee launch... Outside work cuts down inmate violence... Sandals and NEPA feud... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, columns, letters and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 10, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Dexter Lee in MoBay wins 100m World Junior Championships in Poland... Home Delivery from Sangsters bookstores... Pain throughout city of Kingston... Nat'l chest consultant under probe... Preventative detention should we or shouldn't we.... Man detained for 48days without charge... Parents to brace for increase in school fees... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, columns and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 09, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Bad Deal - Audley Shaw blasts the previous administration negotiation of the bauxite contract... KSAC debacle resulting in PNP walk out... Jamaica a sexy place to invest... Riverton fire... Esmine Green's family to sue... Govt urged to go solar for street lights...Second blaze in St. Elizabeth... Price of rice to fall in the next few weeks... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, commentaries and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 08, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Extortion is rife, particularly at May Pen bus station... Highway 2000 toll increase - Traffic at its worst on alternate road... Fire destroys 300 acres in St. Elizabeth... Contractor General to investigate JUTC... Kingfish not aware of hit list... Vasciannie appointed Law School Principal... Gov't urged to set up mentoring programme... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, commentaries and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 07, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Hit List... Mayor of Kingston Mr. McKenzie claims he is on the hit list... Obese children in JA on the increase... Should you beat your child?.. DNA law on the table... Air Ja and Cayman Airlines in dialogue... Gambling with Faith... Ronnie also reviews the editorial, letters, commentaries and cartoons of the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 03, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Air Jamaica revamped ... Ronnie discusses those who were DUMPED...retained and hired... Scholar brothers - four brothers receive various scholarships... Deaf given permission to drive... Senior citizens registry for 60+... 2% increase in light bills... Bishop Blair awaits Lyn-Sue pardon from the G-G... Extortion in the bus parks... Ronnie also reviews the editorials, letters, columns and cartoons for the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 02, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  The police and parish council refuse to accept responsibility for Spanish Town Bus Station... JUTC cuts its losses to $75 million a month... Public Accounts Committee looks to solve misuse of credit cards by civil servants... Ethanol by 2010 in JA... Guns in JA... Amnesty on tax... 2,000 persons called for 120 army interviews... Ronnie also reviews the editorials, letters, columns and cartoons for the day. Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites


• July 01, 2008: Audio (mp3 file) | Text (html)
  Presenters: Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites

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Independent Talk Presenter : Ronald 'Ronnie' Thwaites

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