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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 Aldington "Junior" Murray January 31, 2025 1 year 1,380 word

Pardoned? Yes, Pardoned! But what would ole Marcus Garvey have said?

Having read the autobiography of Mr. Marcus Mosiah Garvey, and some of his seminal writings, it would be appropriate to consider what his reaction might have been towards having been pardoned …

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By Ivy League January 31, 2025 1 year 1,290 word

Manley and the renewed Jamaica

A recent interview done by Professor Anthony Bogues on Michael Manley’s centenary and entitled “Decolonizing Jamaica”, raised a number of interesting questions about the trajectory of our country’s future. As someone …

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By Valerie Dixon January 31, 2025 1 year 1,701 word

Tribute to Marcus Garvey – A Lesson in Courage

I consider myself to be extremely fortunate to have received the Press Kit that belonged to the late Ken Jones, a serious and devoted advocate of Jamaica’s first national hero, the …

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By Dr. Alis Headlam January 31, 2025 1 year 776 words

Declaration of inclusion

In 2021 a group of four Vermont citizens in the United States became involved in promoting a declaration that states ‘All are welcome’. Towns and cities across the state of Vermont …

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By Wendell Clarke January 31, 2025 1 year 1,149 word

Death of the liberal order and celebration of the far right

The far right is in rude health across the globe. Be it in Hungary, Austria, Germany or France we see where the far right has gone from an electoral non-starter to …

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By Aldington "Junior" Murray January 17, 2025 1 year 1,164 word

Law and disorder – Another example of U.S. constitutional madness

“If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members of the middle class. …

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By Wendell Clarke January 17, 2025 1 year 1,141 word

President Carter’s legacy a mixed bag

The death of Jimmy Carter has been met with an outpouring of mourning from across the globe. He has been remembered as a true God-fearing man, a man who had high …

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By Ivy League January 17, 2025 1 year 757 words

Building our house on sinking sand

And so it is written in Matthew 7:24-27 that “everyone then who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on …

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By Aldington "Junior" Murray January 3, 2025 1 year 1,175 word

A New Year’s Eve Encounter – The Power of One Conversation

  Looks can be deceiving and they often are. But one can never knowwhat is until one makes an effort to lift the veils of mystery and thenpeer within the shadows. …

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By The Terrible Tout January 3, 2025 1 year 1,382 word

Horses to follow 2025

Compared to pre-COVID performance and the pandemic years, horseracing has made positive strides in 2024.In particular, international attention was grabbed by the excellentMouttet Mile promotion. Jamaica was able to once again …

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