Month: February 2009
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Do Women Need Freedom from Religion?
It has often been argued that religion is a repressive force in women’s lives, and religious texts advise on and justify the inferiority and subordination Continue reading
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Lessons From Beijing – Nine Principles For 2009 and Beyond
Our athletes did us extremely proud at the Olympic Games held last year in Beijing China with their scintillating performance. As a nation, we were Continue reading
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Barbadian Wine Maker Keeping the Spirits High Despite the Odds
The Bible story says Jesus turned water into wine when the spirits ran low at the wedding in Cana. Malcolm Wood, in Bridgetown, Barbados, is Continue reading
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E-mail Con Artistry
You should feel lucky if your email inbox has escaped the curse of the con artists. It seems like quite a few have made it Continue reading
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Abeng in Beijing
This poem by fabian thomas is timely if only because of the seeming double standard in the way the IOC has responded to Michael Phelps’ latest episode with a ganja smoking bong. Bolt was chastised for celebrating his dramatic win the the 100 meters in Beijing.
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Legislating poverty, global uncompetitiveness and unemployment
Minister of labour and social security Pearnel Charles referring to Jamaica’s minimum wage has pointed out that “the 17 and a half percent increase in Continue reading