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By Mabruke X September 11, 2026

‘I and I build the cabin’- 192 years of landlessness and the unfinished emancipation of Jamaica

I and I build the cabin,I and I plant the corn,Didn’t my people before meSlave for this country,Now you look me with a scorn,Then you eat up all my corn. Those …

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‘I and I build the cabin’- 192 years of landlessness and the unfinished emancipation of Jamaica

September 11, 2026

Beware rising right-wing tide

September 11, 2026
By Aldington "Junior" Murray March 3, 2023 4 years 1,499 word

American States Separating From Each Other – Foresight Or Folly?

In 1936, a constitutional crisis arose in the British Empire when King Edward VIII proposed to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who was divorced from her first husband and was …

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By Jeffrey Peterson March 3, 2023 4 years 498 words

What We Know And What We See

Most of what we understand is formed through perception by our senses and what we perceive is dependent on the refinement of our senses. An artist, for example, has a highly …

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By Ivy League February 17, 2023 4 years 728 words

None But Ourselves Can Free Our Minds

I have had reason to reflect in the last couple of months on several issues that form part of a broad philosophical outlook about Jamaica and what we are about.  I …

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By Wendell Clarke February 17, 2023 4 years 1,048 word

Yes, Haiti Needs Help, But Intervention Is Not The Answer

At a recent sitting of Parliament, the PM announced that Jamaica would be looking to play an active and leading role in any intervention in Haiti. The intervention and assistance would …

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By Joan Williams February 17, 2023 4 years 889 words

The Family in Cuba

Would you believe I now know more relatives from my father’s side in Cuba than in Jamaica, although that side of my family was born right here! Maydolys, (Back) Hector Ian Casrlos (Front) A few years ago  …

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By Aldington "Junior" Murray February 3, 2023 4 years 1,047 word

For Keeping Discussions On Racism Alive – Thank You Governor!

Critical Race Theory (CRT) came about through the study of racism, by legal scholars, as it has and continues to influence the formation of American jurisprudence and its attendant legal institutions …

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By Dr. Alis Headlam February 3, 2023 4 years 812 words

Visiting the Bahá’i Temple in Panama

We have arranged to be picked up at our hotel in Panama City for the ride to the Bahá’i Temple. Our guide for the day is the National Bahá’i Treasurer, Ovidio …

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By Dr. Alis Headlam January 20, 2023 4 years 886 words

Crossing The Panama Canal

Over the past couple of days, in preparation for going through the Panama canal, we have learned more than will fit here. I was amazed at how uninformed I was, or …

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By Wendell Clarke January 20, 2023 4 years 1,107 word

Blood money

The saying on the streets is that blood money runs the country. That view is so popular that it became the title of a hit song. The Jamaican economy has been …

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By Aldington "Junior" Murray January 20, 2023 4 years 1,289 word

Why am I angry? Don’t ask me why

“Hey man, cool it! Why are you so angry?” That question, no doubt, is asked by different people, in different situations, and at different times in this world every single day. …

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