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By Alexander Scott February 6, 2026

No separation between the economic and political spheres

Can the political and fiscal/economic spheres ever be separated? For the past 70 years, post-World War II, we have seen how the world has moved from the economic sphere being firmly …

Issue # 223

No separation between the economic and political spheres

February 6, 2026

A plea for America

February 6, 2026

Solidarity- workers’ most powerful weapon

February 6, 2026

Jamaica: Time to address the virus of corruption, indiscipline and criminality

February 6, 2026

CARICOM’s wake-up call

January 23, 2026
By Alexander Scott August 7, 2019 7 years 1,373 word

Media must pick a side and stand by that choice

The media is laced with hypocrisy.  Many times it is unintentional, but those unintentional moments oftentimes mount after a while. These moments ensure that whatever stance the paper, editor or writer …

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By Alexander Scott June 11, 2019 7 years 1,375 word

Instead of killing the messenger…

Jamaican politics is a tribal thing. It always has been. This is in no small part due to our size and the domination of only two political parties since the people …

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By Alexander Scott January 25, 2018 8 years 1,296 word

The more politicians promise change, the more things remain the same

Change is a word that is always on politicians’ lips. Change is something that most if not all politicians promise and it is so not just because politicians enjoy hearing themselves speak …

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By James Moss-Solomon January 25, 2018 8 years 1,655 word

Time for a Moral Referendum

  The British are well known for their dry wit, often satirical humour and sayings accompanied by their exaggerated pronunciations. One of these “crime raises its ugly head” is, for us …

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By Joan Grant-Cummings August 18, 2017 8 years 1,412 word

The state of our democracy: why corruption is a ‘gendered’ issue! [Part I]

Currently, the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is trying to push through ‘The Integrity Commission Bill.’  As of July 21, 2017, it was headed to the House of Representatives for final review. …

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By Phyllis Green June 23, 2017 9 years 1,434 word

Politics and the bureaucracy

All of us have some knowledge of what politics is because of either our observation of it and/or our participation in it.  Some of us have knowledge of the bureaucracy and …

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By Lisa Hanna March 31, 2017 9 years 1,064 word

The Red Flag

“Lisa, please come this way,” was the instruction they gave as the guards pulled a long red rope to barricade the perimeter. I was not allowed to cross. That was it. …

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By Admin March 31, 2017 9 years 980 words

The Phillips Presidency

WILL HE BE BOLD ENOUGH TO AXE NON-PERFORMERS ? Peter David Phillips on the weekend fulfilled what is being widely reported as a ‘lifelong dream’ of becoming President of the 78 …

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