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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 …

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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 Sophia Whyte-Givans April 1, 2022 4 years 979 words

Golding Is Not Wrong; Pwc Was Not Wrong; The Minister Of Finance Is Not Wrong. Can They All Be Right?

I read with consternation the Finance Minister’s rebuttal to the Opposition’s rebuttal to the Minister’s rebuttal in Parliament about Mark Golding’s $34 billion-error or $34-billion misrepresentation. I also read The Gleaner …

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By Sophia Whyte-Givans June 25, 2021 5 years 1,751 word

Teacher Burnout In The Time Of COVID

On Monday, May 10, 2021, Education Minister the Hon Fayval Williams announced tentative plans for summer school to help students recoup educational losses or reversals that have occurred due to COVID-19 …

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By Sophia Whyte-Givans March 5, 2021 5 years 2,913 words

Searching For Growth In A Tme Of Budget Contraction

The Government of Jamaica’s (GOJ) 2021/22 budget is a fiscal consolidation budget chiselled by the realities of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Fiscal consolidation is the deliberate policy intent to mitigate fiscal …

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