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By Aldington "Junior" Murray March 20, 2026

Oh, just because they can! – The idea of “Might is Right”

There was a time when corporal punishment was part and parcel of our Jamaican school system. It was, perhaps, a holdover from the old British colonial era. It was often abused …

Issue # 227

Oh, just because they can! – The idea of “Might is Right”

March 20, 2026

A new foreign policy is needed

March 20, 2026

Sovereignty: Is it even a real thing?

March 20, 2026

Global unity an awesome task that requires patience and dedication

March 20, 2026
By James Moss-Solomon March 21, 2019 7 years 674 words

This is the age for invention and innovation, not political crap

Following my last article that tried to explain the ongoing commitment that capital expenditure requires, we have been completely distracted by the by-election in Portland, and the silly season it has …

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By The Terrible Tout March 20, 2019 7 years 1,437 word

THE FUTURE MUST BE NOW!

  The new horse racing promoter has tried manfully for two years to revive a dying sport but CPR isn’t working and there are no defibrillators in sight. SVREL’s unaudited accounts …

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By Alexander Scott March 19, 2019 7 years 1,099 word

Either tackle the issues of race and class, or shut up, Mr Politician

  Recently, during the heat of the Portland Eastern by-election campaign the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate, Mr Damion Crawford, raised the issues of both class and race, while also making …

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By Yahoo March 19, 2019 7 years 838 words

Future of West Indies cricket in the hands of 12

    On the 24th of March this year, 12 West Indians will decide the future of West Indies cricket. On that day there will be an election for the presidency …

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By Joan Grant-Cummings March 7, 2019 7 years 1,470 word

Sex, Lies, ‘The Church” & Choice

      “It is interesting to speculate how it developed that in two of the most anti-feminist institutions — the church and the law court — the men are wearing …

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By James Moss-Solomon March 7, 2019 7 years 1,043 word

Focus on the budget’s real long-term targets

The National Budget Estimates of Expenditure 2019/20 have been tabled in Parliament, and many other commentators and analysts have had their say. The main talking point has been the low growth …

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By The Terrible Tout March 6, 2019 7 years 1,435 word

Let The Spinning Wheel Spin

  She who must be Obeyed (SWMBO) recently celebrated her 37th wedding anniversary on the twoth of March (we have the 4th, 5th, 6th etc so why isn’t March 2 the …

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By Erica Hamilton March 6, 2019 7 years 1,026 word

Discovery Bay – Present, Past, Future

    I sit on my verandah, it is about 10:00 am, a gentle cool breeze wafting, and I gaze at the sea — prussian blue, ultramarine and turquoise, studded here …

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By Alexander Scott March 6, 2019 7 years 1,458 word

Business as usual is costing this country dearly

    The Petrojam scandal must not be allowed to die. On the contrary, it must be pursued until those guilty of misdeeds end up before the courts and in jail. …

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