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By Mabruke X September 11, 2026

‘I and I build the cabin’- 192 years of landlessness and the unfinished emancipation of Jamaica

I and I build the cabin,I and I plant the corn,Didn’t my people before meSlave for this country,Now you look me with a scorn,Then you eat up all my corn. Those …

Issue # 238

‘I and I build the cabin’- 192 years of landlessness and the unfinished emancipation of Jamaica

September 11, 2026

Beware rising right-wing tide

September 11, 2026
By Cliff Hughes July 21, 2017 9 years 1,523 word

PM and his team need to put some runs on the board

The Holness Administration is entering a critical period of its life. Seventeen months into its term in office the Government is being surrounded by increasingly gloomy, if not stormy, political conditions. …

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By The Terrible Tout July 21, 2017 9 years 1,396 word

Owners Are People Too!

  The most important persons in any industry are the customers, which is why the record high takeouts by Jamaica’s racing promoter must be addressed if the industry is to survive. …

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By James Moss-Solomon July 21, 2017 9 years 950 words

The Rhythm of War

Music has, from the dawn of the history of the human race, been a constant source of motivation. From the early drums made of hollowed logs; stretched animal skins; stringed sounds …

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By Alexander Scott July 21, 2017 9 years 712 words

Giving Away Our Birthright for a Bowl of Pottage

As the Government looks to seriously push through on the idea of privatizing the National Water Commission one cannot help but remember the story in the Old Testament of Esau and …

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By Velma Pollard July 7, 2017 9 years 1,634 word

About face: Violence and power in today’s Jamaica

“Face” is a significant topic in the study of human social interaction. The notion of “dissing and being dissed” is the local counterpart of the negative aspect of that concept. Face …

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By James Moss-Solomon July 7, 2017 9 years 971 words

WHICH ROAD WILL WE CHOOSE – AMERICA, CHINA OR GARVEY?

 The context of a crossroad is simply understood in terms of traffic, for if you come to a section where two roads meet (intersection) then there are four clear choices — …

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By The Laird July 7, 2017 9 years 497 words

PREPARE FOR A FASCINATING POLITICAL CHESS GAME

Across the world there are political parties that cover the entire spectrum of political philosophy. This ranges from the ultra-right to those on the far left. The recent elections in the …

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By Alexander Scott July 7, 2017 9 years 801 words

THE WORLD IS LOOKING A BIT DARKER

The world is a funny old place.  One hundred years ago a war was fought primarily in Western Europe to stop an imperial upstart (Germany) from becoming too powerful. Some 70-odd …

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