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By Alexander Scott February 6, 2026

No separation between the economic and political spheres

Can the political and fiscal/economic spheres ever be separated? For the past 70 years, post-World War II, we have seen how the world has moved from the economic sphere being firmly …

Issue # 223

No separation between the economic and political spheres

February 6, 2026

A plea for America

February 6, 2026

Solidarity- workers’ most powerful weapon

February 6, 2026

Jamaica: Time to address the virus of corruption, indiscipline and criminality

February 6, 2026

CARICOM’s wake-up call

January 23, 2026
By Major (Ret'd) Effiom Whyte August 19, 2022 3 years 1,419 word

Reflections – The Marcus Garvey In Schools (MGIS) Initiative

Although the remains of The Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jamaica’s first National Hero, were brought back home in 1964, the talk of teaching the philosophy and opinions of Mr. Garvey, …

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By Joan Williams August 19, 2022 3 years 756 words

Blame The Victims Yes!

There is a highly developed strategy which was initiated and perfected by the police decades ago, to take pressure off them fornon-performance. It has been so successful that I see it is …

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By Joan Williams July 22, 2022 4 years 853 words

Politics

There are two popular concepts that come to mind, whenever I think of Jamaican politics. They are; you scratch my back and I will scratch yours and the other is honour among thieves. While …

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By Aldington "Junior" Murray July 22, 2022 4 years 850 words

The Farce Of Frogopolis

Fredrick the Frog (no relation to the now infamous Kermit the Frog), had applied for a job that was funded by the Federal Government. The interview, which took place almost three …

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By Joan Williams July 8, 2022 4 years 675 words

So Much More To Jamaica Than Crime And Violence

I remember how surprised I was some years ago, listening to someone from Grace Kennedy Ltd in a radio interview saying there were kids in Rae Town, which is near their Harbour …

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By Alexander Scott July 8, 2022 4 years 1,748 word

Pointless Pandering To The Public

The end of June saw one of the most horrific crimes in recent memory when a young family of 5 in Cocoa Piece, Clarendon, were brutally murdered. In a nation which …

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By Joan Williams July 8, 2022 4 years 777 words

Juneteenth

I was recently at a Yoga class in Florida when out of the blue, the instructor, who is a white lady who appears to be in her early 70s, stopped mid-sentence her regular …

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By Donovan Dowie June 24, 2022 4 years 1,268 word

Cryptocurrency, Another Name For Scamming

The story is told about a couple who was shown a fancy brochure selling lots in a fancy upscale retirement community.  The glossy document sold the place as heaven on earth, …

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By Alexander Scott June 24, 2022 4 years 1,370 word

Argument Done!

The past few years have seen, across the world, a slow and steady increase in the cry of China being labelled as either imperialist, colonialist, engaging in a debt trap or …

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By Joan Williams June 24, 2022 4 years 755 words

Governor General Allen

Since independence in 1962, Jamaica has had eight Governors General — seven locals and one British. These are the people who represent the British Monarchy which we, inexplicably, unlike some other of the …

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