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By Mark Lee December 31, 2009 Opinion

Gov’t on Collision Course with the People

It was surprising to many how Jamaicans responded to the tax measures announced by the Government in the April supplementary budget. Even the Government had Continue reading

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By Courtney Hogarth December 16, 2009November 8, 2013 Opinion

Jamaica – Blood and Fury Part 2

In the days that race towards us we should endeavour to teach ancestral words of wisdom. We shall need teachers to accomplish this task. But Continue reading

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By Mark Lee December 16, 2009 Environment/Headlines

Shaggy goes Green in Copenhagen

International reggae artiste, Orville “Shaggy” Burrell has gone ‘green’ in the interest of raising awareness on climate change and encouraging a more secure climate future. Continue reading

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By Courtney Hogarth December 7, 2009November 8, 2013 Headlines/Opinion

Jamaica – Blood and Fury Part 1

There is an island of rolling hills and blue-green mountains, nourished by swirling rivers that empty into a yawning sea. Those burnt-faced, olive-skinned people who Continue reading

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By Ed McCoy November 26, 2009February 5, 2010 Uncategorized

The Real McC(K)oy?

Have you ever wondered which or who, in fact, is “the real McCoy” or is it “McKoy?” And what is the origin of this most Continue reading

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By Judith Soares November 26, 2009 Uncategorized

Women on Trial II: Towards a Just Criminal Justice System

Women activists and feminists have pointed to the way in which women are and have been treated before the courts for criminal offences. In her Continue reading

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By Mark Lee November 24, 2009November 25, 2009 Headlines/Tourism

The Cure from the Sea

As the Caribbean grapples with its biggest decline in tourism, in sails Royal Caribbean International’s behemoth, Oasis of the Seas, with its mega proportions and Continue reading

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By Judith Soares November 22, 2009November 26, 2009 Uncategorized

Women on Trial: Towards a Just Criminal Justice System – Part 1

It is not uncommon for the criminal justice system in the Caribbean to be questioned. Too often we hear that there is one law for Continue reading

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By Mark Lee November 22, 2009January 21, 2010 Uncategorized

Sliver of Childhood

Sometimes a faint, unyielding redolence – announced by earth and sky – preceded rain and mingled aroma of my mother’s cooking. Symphony of raindrops married Continue reading

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By Trevor Bogle November 18, 2009November 13, 2013 Environment/Headlines/Sci Tech

Tasteless Melon Mystery Solved?

Several months ago I visited relatives in the breadbasket region of Southern Manchester and St. Elizabeth , Jamaica . While admiring a seemingly endless field Continue reading

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