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By Aldington "Junior" Murray March 20, 2026

Oh, just because they can! – The idea of “Might is Right”

There was a time when corporal punishment was part and parcel of our Jamaican school system. It was, perhaps, a holdover from the old British colonial era. It was often abused …

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Oh, just because they can! – The idea of “Might is Right”

March 20, 2026

A new foreign policy is needed

March 20, 2026

Sovereignty: Is it even a real thing?

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Global unity an awesome task that requires patience and dedication

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By Alexander Scott January 21, 2021 5 years 1,925 word

Ditch The Fear; Accept That Manufacturing Needs State Intervention, Protection And Planning

Jamaica’s manufacturing has, for decades, been anaemic. As a former plantation colony, we were never truly blessed with much manufacturing when independence was won in the 60s, and the ensuing decades …

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By Alexander Scott February 6, 2020 6 years 1,212 word

Rise Up And Demand A New World

The year 2020 got off to a bang on the international scene as the US and Iran came to the brink of open war. But after the murder of a top …

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By Alexander Scott May 16, 2019 7 years 1,203 word

If international law is to have any meaning…

      Of what use is international law? Does it mean anything, or is it simply a nice phrase which keeps fools warm? It is 52 years since the most …

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By Alexander Scott August 8, 2018 8 years 1,737 word

Two paths confront us: Which will we choose?

Jamaica is in a brave new world, a type of world which we as humans have not lived in for 30 to 100 years. It hearkens back to the old days …

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By Yahoo June 28, 2018 8 years 673 words

Is this what sports have become?

In sports, there are rules. The rules are designed to make the event as fair as possible to ALL the participants. The introduction of discretion gives power to a named official …

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By Alexander Scott June 28, 2018 8 years 1,184 word

Fake news and the Internet

The past decade has seen an increase in what I feel are truly interesting topics. These are the prevalence of fake news — in some cases propaganda, in other cases basic …

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