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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 Ewart Walters April 16, 2021 5 years 1,119 word

The Seventies – Hugh Shearer – Prime Minister And Decent Gentleman — Part II

At Hugh Shearer’s funeral Edward Seaga hailed him as a “champion of the working class, a benefactor of the poor, and protector of the disadvantaged”. Prime Minister P.J Patterson hailed him …

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By Joan Williams April 16, 2021 5 years 750 words

Our Own Black Hill Volcano, Portland

Once again, La Soufriere has disrupted the lives of so many people in St. Vincent, where the economic fallout of COVID-19 has already been taking such a toll that just last …

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By Alexander Scott April 16, 2021 5 years 1,450 word

‘You Are No Sulla’

It is told, in what is probably an apocryphal tale, that Pompeii Magnus of the Triumvirate in a fit of rage exclaimed but “Sulla did it”. This was in reference to …

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By The Terrible Tout April 2, 2021 5 years 1,495 word

Wayne DaCosta: An Inspiration

The true story of the life and times of legendary 18-time Champion Trainer Wayne DaCosta, indisputably the greatest of all time, is an inspirational tale. I can tell that story because …

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By Joan Williams April 2, 2021 5 years 946 words

Reflections On Religion

I hate religion. Every time I say that I get lots of glares, then someone accuses me of being an atheist! Atheist? Good God, in my book it takes a great …

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By James Moss-Solomon April 2, 2021 5 years 1,173 word

The Education System Must Be Changed

My previous article dealt with my suggestion that in other nations there were long periods of interruption in education due to the major fallout of two World Wars in the 20th …

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By Ewart Walters April 2, 2021 5 years 1,782 word

The Seventies: Hugh Shearer – Prime Minister and decent gentleman

July 5, 2004 brought to an end the impressive life of Jamaica’s third Prime Minister, Hugh Lawson Shearer. In the 13 days between his death and his funeral, Jamaica had the …

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By Alexander Scott April 2, 2021 5 years 1,682 word

Beyond The Lightweights

By Alex Scott Recently the Prime Minister took time out of the budget debate to scoff at suggestions that he is a ‘lightweight’ on the international stage. In doing this he …

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Recent Posts

  • No separation between the economic and political spheres
  • A plea for America
  • Solidarity- workers’ most powerful weapon
  • Jamaica: Time to address the virus of corruption, indiscipline and criminality
  • CARICOM’s wake-up call
  • No SOE needed for drop in murders
  • We are all Palestinians now
  • An open letter to my leader
  • The myth of neutrality
  • US lawlessness knows no bounds

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