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By Dr. Alis Headlam May 30, 2025

Another Country

I was 14 in 1961 when my family moved to Istanbul, Turkey, from the United States for a one-year Fulbright appointment that my dad received. He was offered a position to …

Issue # 209

Another Country

May 30, 2025

Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) must be allowed to work

May 30, 2025

Snapshots of genocide through the eyes of the U.S. Administration

May 30, 2025

No respect for women

May 30, 2025

Doctor, I still have hopes for America – am I mad?

May 30, 2025
By Leighton Rochester April 11, 2025

Truthfulness

My how the year 2025 is unfolding! Seventy-seven days ago, at the time of writing, on January, 20, 2025 the 47th President of the United States took the Oath of Office …

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By Dr. Alis Headlam April 11, 2025

The hands-off protests

I lived through the Civil Rights and Vietnam eras in the 1960-70s when hundreds of thousands of people protested racism and the war with marches and speeches. We came away thinking …

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By Wendell Clarke April 11, 2025

Voter apathy – A choice by our leaders

The election season is fast upon us as seen by both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition making their budget presentations.  Both presentations were filled with goodies. We …

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By Aldington "Junior" Murray March 28, 2025

Whites and blacks together again? Another opportunity, perhaps!

“The slave-holder knows wherein lies his power to enslave one class and trample upon another. He scatters abroad prejudice. And in order to do this, he scatters abroad ignorance, shrouding the …

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By Donovan Dowie March 28, 2025

The PNP, the party of big ideas and achievements

Two periods of seismic social and economic transformation (1955-61 and 1972-77) Possibly the biggest criticism of the post-Michael Manley era has been the abandonment of educating the rank-and-file members about the two …

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By Wendell Clarke March 28, 2025

Socialism: The ghost that haunts the system

The old specter of socialism is alive and well across the world and this has made the enemies of the working class and progress very uncomfortable. Across the world, the 21st …

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By Joan Williams March 14, 2025

Religion and slavery

This is Elmina Castle where the slaves were held, traded and tortured. The second floor had a chapel and religious quarters If you are a descendant of African slaves, you shouldn’t …

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By Aldington "Junior" Murray March 14, 2025

Can America effect a reboot after Trump?

Several years ago, after a period of quiet reflection, I penned the following words and then shared them with some of my friends. But, more than it being a very short …

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By Dr. Alis Headlam March 14, 2025

Education that unites us and builds strength

Instead of supporting separation and divisiveness, as I pointed out in my article for Public Opinion December 20, 2024 and reprinted February 28, 2025, education can promote unity, investigation, curiosity and …

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By Joan Williams February 28, 2025

Out of Africa – Ghana

There are 54 independent nations in Africa, but I have visited just over 10%. This is sad, as each country is unique and has given me the opportunity to understand a lot about my …

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