Author: Trevor Dawes
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Simplistic, Sounds Good, So Not The Right Way
Lately, there has been any number of comments, posts and threads about “the crime problem” in Jamaica. In this case, “the crime problem” relates to Continue reading
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Fifty-plus Years Ago
More than fifty years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC and delivered his now famous and Continue reading
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Feet to the Fire – Reflection on an Election
The opposition People’s National party was returned to power taking 41 of 63 seats in the House of representatives in Jamaica’s general election Thursday, called by Andrew Holness after just over a month in office to secure his own mandate on inheriting a moribund economy from Bruce Golding. It was a massive defeat after an…
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Obama and Adversity
There is nothing like adversity to not only test one’s mettle but demands one to take stock of his/her life and the choices made and Continue reading
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Air Jamaica – Let it Go, Let it Go, Let it Go
The state owned national carrier Air Jamaica has been getting a lot of attention as the country grapples with what to do with the perennial Continue reading
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In the Space of 48 Hours
In the space of 48 hours, within the last month, Hardley Lewin and Derick Latibeaudiere were relieved of their duties as Police Commissioner and Governor Continue reading
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An Age of Inanity, Ignorance
As someone who tries to follow and keep up, as best I can, with events in Jamaica and here in the US, I have come Continue reading
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A Bankrupt Country
Jamaica is bankrupt. A rather dramatic opening statement but with the way things are in Jamaica these days it might not be so far-fetched. If Continue reading
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Wanted: The Protestant Work Ethic
Ever so often, there comes a point when one has to, more or less, ‘take stock’ of one’s life and makes some decisions as to Continue reading
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PNP Trapped by Old School Politics
Since the 2007 general election, there has been any number of articles, columns and editorials written about the results and about why the People’s National Continue reading