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A New National Hero?

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Kevin O'Brien Chang 14 Comments Michael Manley, Miss Lou, Say Jamaica, Scotland, Without Bob Marley

There are those who argue that the entire concept of national heroes is unnecessary. But the truth is that every

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Jamaica – The Smallest World Cultural Power

January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 Kevin O'Brien Chang 5 Comments

When the black, green and gold went up on midnight August 5, 1962, this island was unknown and insignificant to

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Cherchez La Femme?

October 17, 2015 Kevin O'Brien Chang

When I came back to live in Jamaica in 1989 after being away at school for over a decade I

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Miss Lou nicest women that ever lived
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National Poll – Should Miss Lou Be Made a National Heroine?

October 12, 2015August 1, 2017 Kevin O'Brien Chang

(Please VOTE after Reading – End of Article) Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett was undisputedly the most universally loved personality this

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The Reality Of Slavery

October 3, 2015October 26, 2016 Kevin O'Brien Chang

Slavery is an extremely complex and emotional subject strewn with myths and misconceptions.  Every continent has known slavery. Indeed the

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Slavery, Abolition, and Reparations

October 1, 2015February 8, 2018 Kevin O'Brien Chang

In 1807 Britain became the first major power to abolish the slave trade. (In 1802 Denmark abolished slavery in tiny

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Jamaica is a traumatized society bad politicians
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Are Garrisons a Form of Social Control?

September 22, 2015 Kevin O'Brien Chang

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defines garrison as ‘a body of troops stationed in a fortified place’. However, Jamaican garrisons

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Out of Many Propaganda?

September 4, 2015August 1, 2017 Kevin O'Brien Chang 5 Comments

Thanks to Marcus Garvey and Bob Marley Jamaica is famed as a font of black consciousness. Now the question must

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true success comes from helping others
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Inner Success

November 6, 2014August 14, 2017 Kevin O'Brien Chang 8 Comments

Several years ago I phoned Food For The Poor to ask founder Ferdinand Mahfood about their plan to build 2,000 houses

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Paradise Lost?

October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 Kevin O'Brien Chang 4 Comments Ambassador Gary Cooper, Andrew Salkey, Cuba, Image Source, Jamaica

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and gorgeous scenery comes in many forms – snow capped mountains, gleaming

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The Not So Good Old Days

October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 Kevin O'Brien Chang 38 Comments Duke Street, Jamaica, Martin Luther King, Miss Dixon, Valerie Dixon

Whenever there is an upsurge of violence in Jamaica there is always much talk about the “good old days” when

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men boast about cheating father child that is not mine
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Bun And Jacket

September 21, 2014September 21, 2014 Kevin O'Brien Chang 3 Comments Ironically Bob Marley, Jamaica, Joe Grind, relationships, UK

What is Jamaica’s national sport? Many would say cricket. Some football. Others dominoes. But none of these are as fascinating

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Jamaica and Singapore economy
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Singapore NO, Jamaica YES!

September 12, 2014May 15, 2017 Kevin O'Brien Chang 40 Comments Independent Jamaica, Lee Kwan Yew, Malaysia Federation, People Action Party, Singapore

Upper class verandah talkers love to compare Singapore to Jamaica. “How much better off we would be with a Lee

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Licensing the Jamaican Penis

August 25, 2014September 10, 2018 Kevin O'Brien Chang 4 Comments Chile, DNA, Does France, relationships, Simpson Miller

THE FAMED anthropologist Bronislaw Malin-owski considered the principle of legitimacy a universal sociological law. The crucial determinant of legitimacy in

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Affordable Land For Sale In St Ann – Jamaica – Make It Yours!
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Affordable Land For Sale In St Ann – Jamaica – Make It Yours!

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In the above video, we highlight a lovely piece of land in the garden parish of Saint Ann with an

Jamaica Moves Towards Eliminating Trans-Fats From Local Food Supply
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Jamaica Moves Towards Eliminating Trans-Fats From Local Food Supply

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Why Should Music Be Taught In High Schools?
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Why Should Music Be Taught In High Schools?

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Dear Love Doctor – Did I Do The Right Thing In Ending A Year-Long Romance?

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(VIDEO) Inexpensive 5 Bedroom Home For Sale In Jamaica
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(VIDEO) Inexpensive 5 Bedroom Home For Sale In Jamaica

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West Indies Ease To Test Series Success Over Bangladesh
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West Indies Ease To Test Series Success Over Bangladesh

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(VIDEO) FOR SALE: 8 Bedroom Unfinished House In Runaway Bay, St Ann
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(VIDEO) FOR SALE: 8 Bedroom Unfinished House In Runaway Bay, St Ann

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The Rent House

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