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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 Aldington "Junior" Murray February 18, 2022 4 years 2,742 words

Is The ‘N’ Word A Progressive Or Regressive Sign For Afro-American Identity?

It is amazing how things of shame are sometimes transformed into emblems of hope and pride. The cross in the Christian religion is a case in point. The Roman crucifixion of …

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By Alexander Scott February 18, 2022 4 years 1,307 word

Public Sector Unions Need To Unite Or Face The Prospect Of Death

I will not be providing ground-breaking commentary when I say that the Jamaican worker is taken advantage of and even abused. The contract labour, uncertain hours, laughable pay, shoddy equipment with …

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By Alexander Scott February 18, 2022 4 years 1,216 word

Don’t Be Fooled When Some Nations Talk About Human Rights

Recently, former Prime Minister Bruce Golding came out in an article with full-throated denunciations of the human rights situations in both China and Cuba. In the article he hedges his bets …

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By Donovan Dowie February 4, 2022 4 years 1,793 word

Bank Of Jamaica Sailing Against The Currents

I have never been a fan of the Washington view that the central bank must be totally decoupled from the Government. The underlying rationale that there should be some entity to …

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By The Terrible Tout February 4, 2022 4 years 1,482 word

Cycle Of Self-Destruction

On January 21 news broke that, again, unrest raged at Caymanas Park. Yet again, the fundamental bone of contention was the slow pace of purse increase negotiations and minimal offers made …

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By Joan Williams February 4, 2022 4 years 737 words

Our Forever Half Full Glass

From last year, many of us Jamaicans waited with bated breath when news leaked out that there would be a Cabinet shuffle. For we had really become fed up with the all …

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By Alexander Scott February 4, 2022 4 years 1,548 word

Now It’s Every Man For Himself

On Sunday the 9th of January, the Government of Jamaica, in the shape of the PM, announced that they would no longer be implementing lockdowns as part of the arsenal in …

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By Nate the Noble February 4, 2022 4 years 962 words

The Prime Minister Has Indeed Tried

On the fifth day of January this year, Andrew Holness, was in an emotional state before the media. Driven to tears, the Prime Minister, addressing the National Day of Prayer service, …

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By Jeffrey Peterson February 4, 2022 4 years 564 words

Language – Beyond Words And Letters

What are letters? They are symbolic representations of various sounds. Each, in itself, carries no meaning past this representation of sound.  In combination, however, they transport us to limitless possibilities, allowing …

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By Aldington "Junior" Murray February 4, 2022 4 years 1,309 word

Sometimes You Can Judge A Book By Its Cover

For over two and a half centuries while African-Americans were in the bonds of slavery, the white establishment subjected them to a Christian worldview that was justified by heavily redacted biblical …

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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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