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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 Olive Nelson October 15, 2021

A New National Awards Committee? But How New?

Olive Nelson When the national honour awardees virtually assemble to collect their awards on National Heroes day, this year, the previously proposed recipient Merrick ‘Al’ Miller will happily not be among …

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By Olive Nelson June 25, 2021

Renaming Jamaica Crawling Peg Style

From as far back as June 2020, the country was put on notice by Member of Parliament (MP) Desmond McKenzie that the Denham Town Primary and Infant School was destined for …

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By Olive Nelson February 19, 2021

Targeting inflation: The BOJ’s Pointless, Wasteful Advertising Blitz

“Low, stable and predictable inflation is to the economy what the baseline is to reggae,” declares the voice over Tarrus Riley’s Gimme Likkle One Drop take-off. “High inflation is a wicked …

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By Olive Nelson November 12, 2020

A Message To The PNP Hierarchy: Put Up Your Swords And Give Mark A Chance

November 7, 2020 was a day like no other for Jamaica and the USA. It was the day on which delegates of the People’s National Party (PNP) headed to the polls …

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By Olive Nelson January 10, 2019

The brave new world of public transportation

As a child I grew up on public transportation. All of my secondary and most of my tertiary education was pursued under the offerings of the Jamaica Omnibus Service Ltd (JOS) …

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By Olive Nelson March 22, 2018

National or Notional Heroes?

“Diaspora Jamaicans renew call for Bob as National Hero” was the title of a lead story in the Gleaner of January 29, 2018 – an annually recurring theme with every approach …

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By Olive Nelson April 14, 2017

Dancehall and carnival — vulgar displays of licentiousness

We are again approaching the end of another soca/dancehall carnival season. Every day now we are being bombarded from our television screens and newspapers with scenes from the carnival blowouts, bang-ins …

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