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By Aldington "Junior" Murray July 31, 2026

It is amazing how appealing evil still is in the 21st century

The title for this opinion piece came out of a discussion with my brother. It was he who had posited the idea from what he had obtained from another source. The …

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It is amazing how appealing evil still is in the 21st century

July 31, 2026

It’s a crying shame

July 31, 2026

The West Indies Federation – revisiting the crash site

July 31, 2026

To the political cynics – you cannot have your cake and eat it

July 17, 2026
By Joan Williams January 19, 2024 3 years 569 words

We Are Unwanted

We Jamaicans tend to hold ourselves in high esteem and based the performance of many of our nationals at home and abroad, we have some reason to feel so. For, on …

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By Joan Williams January 5, 2024 3 years 1,045 word

Of Wars and Criminals

In July 2023, Reuters reported that The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the Russian president Vladimir Putin’s arrest. (The ICC is distinct from the International Court of Justice, an organ of …

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By Joan Williams December 8, 2023 3 years 841 words

Biased US media

As long as the strong continue to oppress and tyrannize the weak and vulnerable there is a role for militants/guerillas. For how else can the victimized win/regain their freedom from those with …

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By Joan Williams October 27, 2023 3 years 696 words

Building Infractions

I wonder if that excellent investigation by the Integrity Commission which unearthed alleged corruption at KSAMC and conflict of interest with a top executive at NWC will cause the Holness administration and its minions to stop harassing/maligning …

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By Joan Williams October 13, 2023 3 years 637 words

Parish Councils

So, it appears that the government is finally giving consideration to holding legally due parish council elections in Jamaica, soon. Should we celebrate? Absolutely not! For decades, some of us have …

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By Joan Williams September 15, 2023 3 years 740 words

Crisis In America

America is having a serious governing crisis. The problem is, too many of its leaders appear beyond their level of competence but are still determined to hold on power. According to Wikipedia, …

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By Joan Williams August 18, 2023 3 years 586 words

Useless Parish Councils

There are many institutions in the Jamaican governmental structure that are nothing but a colossal waste of money. None more so than local government though. I can’t recall the number of times, while moderating …

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By Joan Williams August 4, 2023 3 years 329 words

NCB Sucks

Is it possible to get customer service anywhere which is worse than what the National Commercial Bank (NCB) offers? I hardly think that is possible! Can you believe that it apparently …

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By Joan Williams July 21, 2023 3 years 965 words

Exploring Africa!

I had the opportunity to visit the Motherland twice in 2023, but found it intriguing when quite a few of my fellow countrymen/women, asked incredulously  “how yu go a Africa so …

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By Joan Williams July 7, 2023 3 years 424 words

What’s With Montego Bay?

It’s a pretty well-known fact that Jamaica has more Christian churches than most places in the world. In fact, it has long been reported that the Guinness Book of World Records …

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