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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 21, 2021

Ditch The Fear; Accept That Manufacturing Needs State Intervention, Protection And Planning

Jamaica’s manufacturing has, for decades, been anaemic. As a former plantation colony, we were never truly blessed with much manufacturing when independence was won in the 60s, and the ensuing decades …

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By Alexander Scott January 7, 2021

Abstention And No Vote At The UN

On December 16, 2020, the United Nations General Assembly held a vote on adopting a policy which states that they, that is the member states, agree on ‘Combating glorification of Nazism, …

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By Alexander Scott December 26, 2020

Equality v Equity, Justice v A Just Resolution

Peter Tosh’s famous song Equal Rights states there will be no peace till there is equal rights and justice for all. This is a cry which has been made for eons …

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By Alexander Scott December 10, 2020

Papa Bouba Diop

November 29th, 2020 was a sad day for football, it was the day that Papa Bouba Diop died at the age of 42. For those too young to remember, 18 years …

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By Alexander Scott November 26, 2020

Glaring Issues With The Dog Law… Despite The Fanfare

Jamaica has passed a new law pertaining to dogs and, on the face of it, it’s a good thing that all should welcome. The law I refer to strengthens penalties against …

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By Alexander Scott October 29, 2020

What Now Ideologically For The PNP

I have held off writing about the PNP and the general elections in general because I was still relishing the decline of this institution (what the Germans call schadenfreude) but like …

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By Alexander Scott October 15, 2020

Religion An Opiate We Must Use To Our Advantage

Religion is the opiate of the masses. This misquoted phrase from Karl Marx continues to be a hindrance to members of the left who seek to usher in a new and …

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By Alexander Scott October 1, 2020

How Will the Court Ruling Impact Future Crime Fighting?

The recent ruling from the courts which stated that the State’s use of State of Emergency (SOE) powers, including indefinite detention, is illegal as it relates to crime-fighting is similar to …

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By Alexander Scott September 3, 2020

First World and Third World Nationalism

Nationalism is a hell of a thing. It has led to wars, revolutions, and acts of insanity. Nationalism was the defining characteristic of the 19th century, and the early half of …

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By Alexander Scott August 20, 2020

To Shrug Off The Yoke Of Neo-Colonialism

Jamaica this year is 58. The journey to this milestone was a hard one but, in the end, independence was achieved. On August 6, 1962, Jamaica waved goodbye to the centuries …

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  • 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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