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Citizens play an integral role in fighting crime

It is never easy to lose a loved one. And without wanting to downplay the emotional effects that we, humans, feel whenever we have to bid an eternal farewell to a family member or close friend, it is more understandable, to a certain degree, when someone dies of natural cause or due to a... Read More

Can't bury our heads in the sand while children suffer
Our children are at risk in Jamaica. If one speaks with the Child Protection and Family Services Agency it is obvious that they are concerned. In the last few weeks the country has seen two child suicides, a five-year-old boy being killed and found close to his home,...... Read More

Those hypocrites of Hippocrates
The Hippocratic Oath is one of the oldest binding documents in history. The oath, written by Hippocrates, also known as the Father of Medicine, and who was a Greek physician in the Age of Pericles, is still held sacred by physicians today. Under the oath, physicians are...... Read More

Dry Harbour Mountains mining not worth environmental risks
With the tremendous jolt that the Jamaican economy has received from the novel coronavirus pandemic, and with economic forecasts indicating a slow recovery of the economy, one can understand and even find sympathy with any Government's anxiety to find ways to create jobs and jump-start...... Read More