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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”

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By James Moss-Solomon May 28, 2021 5 years 903 words

Champs, Celebration, And Societal Hypocrisy

The well-known hymn’s promise is: “The strife is o’er, the battle won; now is the victor’s triumph sung.” After a decade Jamaica College has won the Boys’ athletic championship.  Edwin Allen …

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By The Abeng October 1, 2020 5 years 543 words

Jamaicans To The World

Most Jamaicans would be aware of the impact to the world of Marcus Garvey, Mary Seacole, Una Marson, Bob Marley, Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Peter Tosh and many others.  However, I wish to …

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By Strebor Dee September 3, 2020 6 years 316 words

IAAF To Rule On Bolt’s Status As The Fastest Man

Satirical Writings The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), the world governing body for the sport of track and field athletics, is to hear a case brought before it by the …

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By Dr. Paul Wright June 11, 2020 6 years 704 words

Rage Over 8.46 Minutes Of Infamy, But Will change ever come to Jamaica?

8.46: George Floyd.  When that graphic first appeared there were some of us who immediately feared the worst, an American sprinter named George Floyd had broken the 100 metre world record …

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By Dr. Paul Wright March 18, 2020 6 years 778 words

The fight to eliminate drug cheats from sports must continue

As a child at the Mico Practicing School, morning assembly featured prayers, songs and a talk by our Headmaster, Ivan Shaw. He drilled into attentive children a quote from Henry Wadsworth …

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By Yahoo May 29, 2019 7 years 599 words

Limited resources no excuse for sport administrators’ bungling

  The “title” Brand Jamaica is an interesting one. To me it signifies that the word Jamaica invokes a feeling of awe and envy when it is read or heard by …

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By James Moss-Solomon April 3, 2019 7 years 973 words

Not just 9 points at Champs…

  Well, we have come to the end of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Championship, and we saw a comprehensive win by Kingston College over arch rivals and defending champions Calabar. …

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By Yahoo January 24, 2019 7 years 753 words

We have the formula of world champions; all that’s needed now is finance

      The year 2018 has come to an end, cementing the fact that anyone with a genetic background that can be traced to Jamaica has the potential to be …

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