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- By Kevin O'Brien Chang
- July 14, 2019
In most cases, the problem is not that governments are weak; it is that they are complicit, deliberately supporting criminal groups for the sake of both power and enrichment. In Bangladesh, Jamaica, and Nigeria, for example, political parties hire criminal gangs to herd their voters to the polls during elections and scare away the opposition, then protect the gangs between campaigns. — www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/review-essay/2019-04-16/real-killer
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- By Kevin O'Brien Chang
- May 30, 2019
Dear Sirs
Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls. Who steals my purse steals trash... But he that filches from me my good name , Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.
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- By Kevin O'Brien Chang
- May 5, 2020
"The greatest party in sports' -- as the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) bills itself -- really is the greatest party in sports. As anyone who has been there can attest, there is no 'vibesier' experience than a Jamaica Tallawahs match at Sabina Park. It's a simply wonderful combination of music, laughter, conversation, and cricket lovely cricket."
- Article
- By Kevin O'Brien Chang
- October 20, 2020
To many, the 1976 election was socialism defeating capitalism, and a new Jamaica dawning. Minister of National Mobilisation Donald Keith ‘DK’ Duncan vowed to “de-legitimise old values, change socio-economic mindsets, and inculcate compatible perspectives.”
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- By Kevin O'Brien Chang
- April 15, 2018
In 2016 Jamaica had the world’s highest violent death rate for females, and the sixth highest in total. www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/U-Reports/SAS-Report-GVD2017.pdf Our paradise island ranked overall below Syria, Venezuela, El Salvador, Honduras, Afghanistan, and above Iraq, Libya, Somalia. But we were easily number one for slaughtering women, and remain so.