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By Alexander Scott November 8, 2025

War drums in a zone of peace

The drums of war are beating in the Caribbean, and they are getting louder and louder. The United States has set its sights firmly on Venezuela, using the lie that Venezuela …

Issue # 218

War drums in a zone of peace

November 8, 2025

Rebuilding after Hurricane Melissa

November 8, 2025

Major trauma from Melissa

November 8, 2025

Oh America: Home of the free, in certain decline

November 8, 2025

Liverpudlian Anxiety

November 8, 2025

Personalities in the development of Education in Jamaica

November 8, 2025
By Alexander Scott January 25, 2018

The more politicians promise change, the more things remain the same

Change is a word that is always on politicians’ lips. Change is something that most if not all politicians promise and it is so not just because politicians enjoy hearing themselves speak …

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By Alexander Scott January 12, 2018

Here’s what has really thrown the American media into a hissy fit

  They say time heals all wounds. They also say that people tend to romanticize things from the past. We see this everywhere. In Jamaica, we gripe about the good old days …

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By Alexander Scott October 27, 2017

Regional integration could mean moving to Guyana and Suriname

CARICOM, as is, is dead. It is going nowhere fast. What with all the animosity, regional tension, economic tension and social tensions, CARICOM as it relates to harmonising and developing relationships …

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By Alexander Scott October 19, 2017

If you’re going to sell yourself, at least be expensive

Jamaica has been selling off bits and pieces for ages, be it bauxite rights, our port (leased out) or even the sugar belt and Goat Island which has been granted to …

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By Alexander Scott October 19, 2017

The Age of A.I and Robots

Artificial Intelligence (or AI as it is more commonly known as) is fast improving as are robots. They are improving at such a rapid pace that it is very realistic that …

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By Alexander Scott September 29, 2017

ZOSO will be a dud

Finally, after over a year of dilly-dallying the Government has passed a bill aimed at ridding the nation of violence (mainly caused by gangs and inflicted by the gun). The bill …

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By Alexander Scott September 15, 2017

Yes Jamaica sucks, but we’re not all that bad

This may come as a surprise to those (few) persons who read what I post, but Jamaica actually isn’t doing badly. Now, before you start thinking that I have been smoking …

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By Alexander Scott September 1, 2017

Conquering our personal Everests is our choice

The world can seem to be an awful place at times. The young die early, the good suffer while the bad, it seems, live happy and contented lives. Those who try …

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By Alexander Scott September 1, 2017

A toast to the trinity who may cause the system to implode

Donald Trump is in the White House, Marine Le Pen almost secured power in France and Angela Merkel looks like she should take the German federal elections.  All in all, things are …

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By Alexander Scott August 18, 2017

Jamaica can get rid of Classism if….

Jamaica has a lovely motto ‘Out of many, one people’ which implies that despite our racial differences we have come together in a large melting pot creating the Jamaican culture.This mixed …

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Recent Posts

  • War drums in a zone of peace
  • Rebuilding after Hurricane Melissa
  • Major trauma from Melissa
  • Oh America: Home of the free, in certain decline
  • Liverpudlian Anxiety
  • Personalities in the development of Education in Jamaica
  • Time (again) for serious regional integration
  • Curse God and die? Hmm
  • Jamaicans to the World
  • A democratic re-set is needed

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