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Month: December 2008
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Christmastime in Old Jamaica: The Teenage Years
As Jamaica modernized, little things started to slip away. Sometime in the early 70s, importation of firecrackers from China was banned after it was discovered Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity10 …
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Jamaica: A Paradox in Beauty
Situated on the highest hilltop overlooking an overgrown plantation and structures is an unforgettable view. Bethann Carbone’s photos of the Goddess Retreat in Jamaica November Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity7 …
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The Undoing of Dion – Canada’s Solitudes
Stéphane Dion didn’t know what hit him. One minute he was the leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition as head of the Liberal Party of Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity5 …
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Something New
Thanks for sharing some of your time with us at Abeng News over the past year. We’re making some changes to the look of our Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity4 …
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Recipe for Disaster
Like George Bush, Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding is a tough talker. He is the Big Man who went on BBC Television and told the Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity4 …
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What is the Real Benefit of Capital Punishment?
So the Jamaican Parliament recently had its ‘conscience’ vote on capital punishment and by a 2-to-1 margin decided that folks accused of murder should be Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity10 …
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Jamaica Won’t Go the way of Greece
Cities across Greece have been burning in widespread rioting for the past four days with no end in sight. It all began in Athens where Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity6 …
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Dr. Carolyn Gomes, Human Rights Crusader
Dr. Carolyn Gomes was recently announced as a recipient of the prestigious United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights for 2008. Gomes is among Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity1 …
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Community Organizing as Springboard for Change
Community organizing is about to go national. The once-derided claim of Barack Obama’s experience used by his detractors to question his competency for the presidency during the recent Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity6 …
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Cracks in the System
Just as the Jamaican central bank, in an unpopular move among the business sector, pushed up interest rates on certificates of deposit to curb money Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity2 …