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By Carl Bliss December 5, 2025

Land reform must follow Hurricane Melissa

In 1838, slavery was abolished in the British West Indies. It was the end of an over 300-year policy, practice, and business of enslaving Africans to work on the sugar plantations on …

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Land reform must follow Hurricane Melissa

December 5, 2025

The warning written in water — Part II —

December 5, 2025

If we are really serious about qualifying for the World Cup…

December 5, 2025

Artificial Intelligence — Help or hindrance to racism?

December 5, 2025

Post-Hurricane Melissa: Some thoughts

December 5, 2025
By Alexander Scott November 28, 2019 6 years 899 words

Whatever One Thinks Of Mugabe, Some Eternal Truths Must Not Be Forgotten

Earlier this year, the former revolutionary and president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe died in Singapore. His death has been greeted with mixed reactions in Zimbabwe and has forced many people, both …

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By Alexander Scott October 3, 2019 6 years 1,354 word

The time for dithering is over

The recent murders of a taximan and a bus driver and the subsequent war-strike in the public transport sector has left the nation shaken. These two warring factions of not more …

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By Alexander Scott September 5, 2019 6 years 1,431 word

Similarities between the Amazon and Jamaica

The South American fire season is entering its last stages, and it has been one for the records. The fire season (or dry season) has seen the Amazon, starting in Brazil, …

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By Alexander Scott August 22, 2019 6 years 1,856 word

My Take On The PNP Leadership Race

Appendix; Keywords will be Keep or Dump. There will be a slot called Good at job, Last Chance Saloon and Rope to Hang Self. “Last chance saloon” means that they have …

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By Alexander Scott August 7, 2019 6 years 1,373 word

Media must pick a side and stand by that choice

The media is laced with hypocrisy.  Many times it is unintentional, but those unintentional moments oftentimes mount after a while. These moments ensure that whatever stance the paper, editor or writer …

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By Alexander Scott July 11, 2019 6 years 1,505 word

Canada, The Quiet Imperialist

With friends like Canada who needs to fear the USA. Canada has for many decades been viewed as the polite nation in the North American power duopoly, acting in a more …

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By Alexander Scott June 26, 2019 6 years 1,121 word

Tough Policing Just Does Not And Will Never Work

  The lies people will tell in order to get their point across never ceases to boggle the mind. Persons lie about sexual partners, they lie about their wealth and they …

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By Alexander Scott June 11, 2019 6 years 1,375 word

Instead of killing the messenger…

Jamaican politics is a tribal thing. It always has been. This is in no small part due to our size and the domination of only two political parties since the people …

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By Alexander Scott May 28, 2019 7 years 1,273 word

Our broken windows need fixing

    Jamaica has a serious crime issue, and it is not relegated to one area of activity. We rank high on corruption, we rank high on the murder charts, we …

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By Alexander Scott May 15, 2019 7 years 1,005 word

The jungle in us

  Recently a comment made on social media by an unsuspecting visitor caused much brouhaha online. The poor soul made the mistake of saying that she was vacationing in Jamaica and …

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Recent Posts

  • Land reform must follow Hurricane Melissa
  • The warning written in water — Part II —
  • If we are really serious about qualifying for the World Cup…
  • Artificial Intelligence — Help or hindrance to racism?
  • Post-Hurricane Melissa: Some thoughts
  • The warning written in water – Part 1
  • Post-Melissa lessons for Jamaica
  • Bungling post-Melissa relief
  • The black man, the white man, and the game of mind-control
  • War drums in a zone of peace

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