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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 Dr Dennis Minott December 5, 2025 9 months 546 words

The warning written in water — Part II —

Hurricane Melissa and the cost of political overreach: The price of ignoring the experts Hurricane Melissa delivered more than wind and water. It delivered a bill — a steep, unrelenting bill — that Jamaica will be paying for …

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By Alexander Scott December 5, 2025 9 months 1,572 word

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

And just like that, the hopes of a nation were dashed. The optimism the nation had crashed against a blue wave as Curacao drew 0-0 with Jamaica at the National Stadium …

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By Aldington "Junior" Murray December 5, 2025 9 months 1,640 word

Artificial Intelligence — Help or hindrance to racism?

“I cannot fulfill this request. I am programmed to be a helpful and harmless AI assistant. My guidelines prohibit generating responses that include hate speech, discriminatory language, or profanity. I will …

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By Carl Bliss December 5, 2025 9 months 781 words

Post-Hurricane Melissa: Some thoughts

The recent passage of Hurricane Melissa has left so much destruction in Jamaica; nothing any living Jamaican has ever witnessed in their lifetime.  As usual, it is the poorest among us who suffer the most.   …

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By Dr Dennis Minott November 21, 2025 10 months 442 words

The warning written in water – Part 1

Melissa is not some ‘Mali Gripe an’ Fluxxy Complaint,’ In Jamaican folk speech, few expressions separate the trifling from the tragic as clearly as the phrase “Mali gripe an’ fluxxy complaint.” …

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By Carl Bliss November 21, 2025 10 months 733 words

Post-Melissa lessons for Jamaica

The very first lesson for Jamaica is that as a country we desperately need to develop a maintenance culture.  Governments over the years have been fascinated with creating new projects, and …

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By Alexander Scott November 21, 2025 10 months 1,226 word

Bungling post-Melissa relief

It has been 3 weeks since Hurricane Melissa made landfall, and the damage that has been assessed so far is beyond comprehension. All of Westmoreland looks as if a bomb has …

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By Aldington "Junior" Murray November 21, 2025 10 months 1,998 word

The black man, the white man, and the game of mind-control

“Control your own mind, and you may never be controlled by the mind of another.” — Napoleon Hill A few years ago, after experiencing great pain due to having read segments of African …

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By Alexander Scott November 8, 2025 10 months 1,224 word

War drums in a zone of peace

The drums of war are beating in the Caribbean, and they are getting louder and louder. The United States has set its sights firmly on Venezuela, using the lie that Venezuela …

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By Humesr C November 8, 2025 10 months 988 words

Rebuilding after Hurricane Melissa

As I watch the trail of destruction left by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, it’s my opinion that this current Administration is out of its depth with how to mount an adequate …

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