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By Aldington "Junior" Murray July 4, 2025

The Russian roulette of travelling out of and into the USA

The term Russian roulette is the practice of loading a bullet into one chamber of a revolver, spinning the cylinder, and then pulling the trigger while pointing the gun at one’s …

Issue # 211

The Russian roulette of travelling out of and into the USA

July 4, 2025

To prevent athletes from switching allegiance

July 4, 2025

Our education system is in serious crisis

July 4, 2025

Eye movements and reading

July 4, 2025
By The Terrible Tout March 18, 2022

A Very Personal Horseracing Journey

Believe it or not (By Ripley) this is my 100th Public Opinion column. What better way to celebrate than to re-tell Part I of a story last told almost 20 years …

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By The Terrible Tout October 29, 2021

Is The Track Prejudiced?

By The Terrible Tout Lots of misinformation and rumour are usually bruited about regarding Caymanas Park’s track bias. A cultish commitment to the advantage of a high number draw has become …

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By James Moss-Solomon August 20, 2021

Turmoil Rears Its Head On Every Continent

In Jamaican folklore we have been told by Granny that “bad luck always comes in threes”, and even though some may doubt this, recent events may be seen as some kind …

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By The Terrible Tout August 20, 2021

Backing Favourites Is A Mug’s Game!

If I had a dollar for every punter I’ve seen leaving the race track broke after cheering home more than one-half the day’s winners I’d be a billionaire. These bettors are …

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By The Terrible Tout January 21, 2021

This Way To The Alms House

When Chris Armond and I were students at iconic Campion College our teachers were mostly excellent. One standout exception was a Geography teacher who we nicknamed “Ratty” due to the shape …

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By The Terrible Tout December 26, 2020

Christmas Wishes, New Year’s Wish List

So Queen Elizabeth II described 1992 as an “annus horribilis”. What was her problem? She had some family issues that included three divorces among her children and their arranged-by-Royal-Decree spouses. Oh, …

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By Dr. Paul Wright May 13, 2020

Horseracing stakeholders must be prepared for compromise

The flag-burning and demonstration of anger by stakeholders of the racing fraternity outside the gates of the country’s only racetrack a few weeks ago was the physical demonstration of frustration that …

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By The Terrible Tout April 2, 2020

If You Can’t Hear…..

So, local horse racing has finally been sent on furlough. This after weeks of stubborn resistance during which countless Jamaicans of modest means and most vulnerable to the current pestilence were …

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By Dr. Paul Wright February 20, 2020

Protocol Needed To Prevent Recurrence Of The Supreme Soul Debacle

Jamaica’s latest Triple Crown winner, (the epitome of racing quests) Supreme Soul returned to the island on Monday, February 10 2020 with full television coverage. Readers may recall that this colt, …

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By The Terrible Tout September 18, 2019

Walking While The World Rides?

In so many areas of life, Jamaica seems comfortable with easy-going, laid-back, “no-problem-mon” archaic circumstances. The separated but related industries of betting, gaming and lotteries are no exception. In the 1980s …

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