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By Aldington "Junior" Murray July 4, 2025

The Russian roulette of travelling out of and into the USA

The term Russian roulette is the practice of loading a bullet into one chamber of a revolver, spinning the cylinder, and then pulling the trigger while pointing the gun at one’s …

Issue # 211

The Russian roulette of travelling out of and into the USA

July 4, 2025

To prevent athletes from switching allegiance

July 4, 2025

Our education system is in serious crisis

July 4, 2025

Eye movements and reading

July 4, 2025
By Alexander Scott April 29, 2020

Don’t be fooled, pacifist movements are useless

Pacifism, is a word and action which for some is the pinnacle of humanity. The action of non-violence in the face of oppression, it is said, is something for which all …

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By James Moss-Solomon April 29, 2020

This madness from the BOJ

Last week Friday, April 24, 2020 was a very disappointing afternoon for me. It was the announcement by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) that it had requested certain financial institutions not …

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By Ewart Walters April 29, 2020

Coronavirus – We no want no devil philosophy

They made their world so hard Every day we got to keep on fighting They made their world so hard Every day the people are dyin’ For hunger and starvation Lamentation …

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By The Terrible Tout April 29, 2020

What Can You Do For Horse Racing?

So, local horse racing is not only on furlough but finds itself smack dab in the middle of a parish lockdown. Men are getting antsy. This seems to have severely damaged …

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By Marvette Camille April 29, 2020

Fully Dunce?

So, it’s COVID “season” and what has now become seasoned and percolating is this term “fully dunce” that has been going around in the Jamaican space. So, let’s unpack this a …

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By Dr. Paul Wright April 16, 2020

Too little too late

For some-time now, I have noticed a similarity in approach to governance by our leader and the President of the United States. The written letters of resignation that were a requirement …

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By Alexander Scott April 16, 2020

Show me your revolution

A revolution is not a dinner party. Words to that effect were spoken by one of the 20th century’s greatest revolutionaries, Mao, and they are as relevant today as they were …

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By The Terrible Tout April 15, 2020

Plus Ça Change….

COVID-19’s closure of racing has resulted in plenty retrospection by ye olde Touty which revealed a column I wrote (published 2003) that, ironically, could’ve been published today. So here’s an edited …

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By Dr Las Newman April 15, 2020

Five ways COVID-19 has changed the world

The world has been given a radical shake up by COVID-19. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic and within 30 days …

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By Joan Williams April 15, 2020

Blacks as lab rats? No way

Millions of white people have throughout history, maintained that they are the ‘chosen ones,’ and that blacks are not fully human.  Not only have they promoted this by any means possible over …

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