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- Michael Manley - Number 10 on my greatest Jamaican list
WHY 'TOP 10 greatest Jamaicans'? Well, why not? Fifty years of Independence is a long enough time to reach some agreement about which of this country's sons and daughters have fought for justice and equality, and giving Jamaicans pride in themselves as a people. And is this not a reasonable definition of greatness?
- Populist or stateswoman?
The first 100 days of Portia Simpson Miller's second coming have not been overly impressive. Her debate promise to 'renegotiate the IMF deal, JDIP contract and JPS contract in a week or two' has been proven unrealistic.
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THE REALITY OF TACKY AND SAM SHARPE
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- October 19, 2021
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Modern research has reshaped interpretations of Jamaica’s past, especially the 1760-1761 slave rebellion. The revolt involving Tacky was but one episode in a greater three part Coromantee war involving separate actors.
CARICOM: BEACON OF DEMOCRACY OR COWARDLY DISGRACE?
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- August 21, 2021
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Caricom is the planet’s largest grouping of mature democracies outside the European Union. For over 40 years, every member country (except Haiti and Suriname) has maintained a free press and independent judiciary, and regularly held free and fair elections.
DEMOCRACY PREVAILS IN THE UNITED STATES
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- November 28, 2020
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It was billed as 'All About Trump'. But in recent historical context, the US 2020 presidential election was a pretty normal battle of Democratic and Republican voter bases. The combined vote percentage of the two main parties was about 98.3%, similar to 98.3% in 2012, 98.6% in 2008, and 99% in 2004. The outlier was 2016, when Democrats and Republicans combined for only 94.3% of the total vote.