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By Aldington "Junior" Murray July 17, 2026

To the political cynics – you cannot have your cake and eat it

The idiom “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” means that a person cannot simultaneously possess an item and consume it. Metaphorically speaking, it means that a person cannot enjoy the …

Issue # 233

To the political cynics – you cannot have your cake and eat it

July 17, 2026

Bad deal with the TCNs

July 17, 2026
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A common endeavour: Realizing the Promise of America – Washington D.C June 26, 2026

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Our Journey from Africa to Jamaica

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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 9 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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