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...alumna of the program, Beryl Nembhard of Jamaica, said "it has served me very well...
...since 1951, when Hurricane Charlie whipped through the island, has Jamaica been so brutally crippled. Fortunately, Jamaica is no longer as vulnerable to disaster as it was 37 years ago. "Hurricane Charlie left us with nothing but church and prayers," says Peter King, the country's chief trade representative abroad. "This time we're not rolling over. Our economy is more diversified, and we'll stride forward. We're not going to let the clock run backwards...
Still, Gilbert has left behind a tangled and murky political situation. Only two weeks earlier, Jamaica's two primary political parties had launched their campaigns for an election in which Seaga is being challenged by former Prime Minister Michael N. Manley, the onetime socialist who presided over the economic decline that Seaga inherited. Manley's People's National Party had planned to warm up for the campaign and celebrate its 50th anniversary during an annual convention last week, but it was postponed because of the storm...
...reconstruction effort. Manley was quick to recognize that the political climate had changed radically overnight. Said he, after rushing to Kingston last week: "All politics are being put aside. There is not time to deal in partisan issues in this emergency." In the dispiriting climate of post-Gilbert Jamaica, a successful politician may find that victory has a bitter taste...
...biggest storm of the century in the western hemisphere devastates Jamaica and parts of Mexico and sends thousands of Gulf Coast residents fleeing for safety. Jamaica' s hard- won social and economic recovery is threatened. -- A scorecard for judging the candidate debate. -- The next President must respond to Gorbachev with new thinking of his own: a campaign essay...