A visit to the Kingston public hospital to check on a relative reveals a situation that is opposite to our leader's pronouncement. It was shocking in that it was my place of birth and nothing change; it hurts to see the people that are the backbone in labor for this country in time of health needs are treated like this, not enough beds, rusted rails, no quality curtains with proper hangers, ...

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We welcome the strengthening of the relationship with the United States but it must be elevated to one of respect for each other position on international issues. Our people in its history have never sought to sever the relationship with the United States. As genuine friends, we must be free to decide and act on issues without being threatened and bullied if we disagree, this is the hallmark of ...

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Mr. Pompeo's visit to our beautiful had all the hallmarks of the swamp he and his boss presides over. Mr. Pompeo led the CIA from Jan 2017 to April 2018. He is a member of the ultra-conservative sector of the Republican party, the tea party. Mr.Pompeo and Donald Trump are against the Paris accord on climate change, both tore up Iran deal with the six major power on curbing the possibility of Iran ...

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Jamaica Patriotic Movement extend congratulation to Tajay Gayle and Mrs. Shelly-Ann Pryce for their heroic feat on the world scene, you both have made our country proud. We have proven that given the opportunity our people can shine, we need to give them the opportunity at home to create a better society, they need power!!

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Conscious that this region must always check itself to ensure that we have not become pawns of others but that we keep ever most and uppermost in our mind that we must do for our people without simply becoming pawns on a chessboard for others to be able to benefit from. If some are invited and not all, then it is an attempt to divide the region. ( Miss Mia Motley, Prime Minister of Barbados) The ...

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Jamaica Patriotic Movement welcomes all peace-loving people around the world in celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr. Dr. King during his lifetime fought for peace, civil rights for blacks, worker's rights and against white supremacy, he gave his life for the cause he believed in. There is an attempt by Trumpism to continue the institutionalization of racism and to spread hate and ...

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Let us reveal the mission statement of the National Integrity Commission; To enable an orderly and corrupt-free society for citizens, residents, visitors while ensuring efficient utilization of public resources. They have failed to deliver on their own mandate!!! Under the Holness administration, corruption took off overtly with confidence with only Ruel Reid as a minor sacrificial lamb while the ...

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Our country during slavery had the most rebellious slaves thus the plantocracy made all attempt to nullify the colonial authorities to give any inkling of relaxing the control of slaves. Women were beaten and subjected to the same treatment as male slaves but the white historian downplays the atrocities meted out to female slaves!!! The Belgian colonialists had the female slaves place their ...

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Mr. Pompeo is coming to our beautiful island as the most strident commentator of his racist boss, Donald Trump. Never in the history of American politics, one has ever witnessed the convergence of hate, fascist tendencies, bigotry, xenophobia, and warmongering among the various departments. Mr.Pompeo was the main architect of the killing of the Iranian commander triggering a possible third world ...

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Our country holds the distinction of owning the majority of its debt to the private sector, over a trillion dollars!!! Mr. Duncan in his response to Mark Ricketts's queries in the gleaner about his plan for the future laments the need to target education, agriculture, crime, transparency, social intervention and the need to stick to the fundamentals of the IMF stipulation. I hope that Mr.Duncan ...

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"I went and lay this wreath in memory of my ancestors that was put in these dungeons and shipped to Jamaica and other parts of the world" (Reggae artiste, Popcaan, 01/10/2020, Jamaica Gleaner)  An emotional and revered reaction by our young artiste on seeing the sights of where the victims of the worst of humanity, white supremacy, saw the value that lies under a black skin to enrich ...

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"It must be made very clear that corruption and organized crime are serious threats to our economy and financial institutions, as well as clear and present dangers to National Security". (Nigel Robinson, Corruption, Power and Politics,  01/08/2020, Jamaica Gleaner)It is often left out of the conversation that corruption flourishes in a liberal system, the profit motive drive initiative, ...

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Mr. Pearnel Charles, house speaker of our archaic tribal parliament reflected on the politics over the twenty years of his representation of his constituency, let us quote a few of his reflection. " The politics that we play in Jamaica is not executive politics, where you drive past and say 'hi' and wave. That is not what it is anymore. It is one in which you are like a family involved with a ...

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Congress and the senate must hold Donald Trump to the constitutional foundation of the United States of America. Germany made the same mistake and ended up engulfing the whole world in world2 with the jews and Russians paying a heavy price!!! It is not the time to play with this racist and nazi sympathizer, the world is tired of endless wars of aggression, it needs peace and human ...

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Prosperity abounds for corporate Jamaica for all of 2019. Holness Finance minister is behooving our people to stay the course because the fundamentals look good, but for who? The business class is elated that the governing party is sticking to all the requirements of the IMF to the applaud of the New York stock exchange, the best recording of profit-making in the world while our people become ...

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I think we relate to each other a lot: Africans and Jamaicans, especially because this is where we, re all from in the first place. A lot of stuff that we practice in Jamaica, we think it is unique to us, but it is because it comes from here. (Jamaica Sunday Gleaner, 01/05/2020. Our government has failed since independence to educate our youths about their history and African culture that ...

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Let us gather all the forces of peace to prevent the possibility of world war 3. Our movement, the Jamaica Patriotic Movement condemn the violation of international law and the targeting of sovereign states representatives, the law of the jungle is an outdated policy in our modern world of treaties that bound leaders to act responsibly. The dropping of an atomic bomb on Vietnam by the USA reveals ...

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Both political parties must end the competition for power by making false promises to our people!!! Enough of the gerrymandering and focus on eliminating poverty, ignorance, and underdevelopment from our country. Emphasis must be for unity to pursue the genuine advancement of our people's culture as promulgated by Marcus Garvey and attempted by Michael Manley. The rural areas of our country are ...

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The new year celebration is greeted with the killing of a top Iranian commander who is responsible for the defeat of ISIS in Iraq at the direction of the congressional impeached Donald Trump. The entrant of Donald Trump in the political theatre of the United States with a racist platform has incited and propel to the front of US foreign policy the most racist and fascist mindset ever. The ...

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On behalf of our people, the Jamaica Patriotic Movement sends greetings to the Cuban people on their 61st-anniversary celebration. The Cuban revolution with the genius of its leader, Fidel Castro, has shown what can be accomplished when the salt of the earth governs itself. The revolution has outlasted over six presidents of the United States under the most brutal economic embargo ever inflicted ...

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