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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Mar 4, 2012
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From jamaicaobserver :
FORTY years after the People's National Party (PNP) took office in the general election of February 29, 1972, the policies and programmes pursued by Michael Manley continue to have resonance in a country still struggling to...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Jan 4, 2012
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Reflections on the Jamaican election
BY FRANKLIN W KNIGHT:
Jamaican election, as any election anywhere else, affords an opportunity to examine political trends as well as social attitudes. Some observations are unsurprising and in retrospect the...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Nov 10, 2011
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by Zac Deibel, COHA Research Associate
In the 1970s, grassroots movements seeking to instill principles of social justice, freedom for the oppressed, and equity under law through dogma and spirituality spread among Catholic priests, bishops, and laity throughout Latin America....... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Oct 16, 2011
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ID: INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE
By DAVID MULLINGS
LAST week, Time magazine carried an article titled 'Can a young prime minister reform Jamaica's old criminality?' which started with an opening line that paints a damning picture of the way the...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Jul 17, 2011
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Is there a natural governing party of The Bahamas?
The Nassau Guardian Editorial
Nassau, Bahamas:
There have been 10 general elections in The Bahamas from 1967 to the present. The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) won the first six...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Apr 14, 2011
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Bob Marley the charismatic beloved Jamaican singer, who introduced reggae infused with Rastafarian themes died from a cancerous brain Tumor on May 11, 1981 in Miami. Florida. He was only 36 years old.
It's been 30 years since his death; and there have many rumours and speculation...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Mar 3, 2011
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By Grigory Melamedov for RIA Novosti:
The United States has begun moving warships and aircraft closer to Libya and called on its NATO allies to provide more effective assistance to the Libyan opposition. Is the U.S. preparing to open a third front, in addition to the ones...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Jan 16, 2011
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The slow death of a democracy
By Peter Krupa:
In September, when a political alliance in opposition to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won a majority of the popular vote and a large number of seats in the national assembly, some observers...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Sep 15, 2010
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By Franklin W Knight
A story circulates that the haughty and humourless Charles de Gaulle once described Brazil as a country about which no one could be serious. His reasoning was based on the enthusiasm with which Brazilians celebrated carnival. Yet de Gaulle was not the only major...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Sep 14, 2010
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The Obama administration has responded to reports of an epidemic growth of poverty in America to levels not seen since the 1960s by categorically ruling out any anti-poverty programs like those initiated under the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson.
In the midst of a week-long campaign of...... [view]
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Posted By: zephyr
Posted On: Jul 19, 2010
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By Christina DeFeo - Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA):
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) was established on December 14, 2004 by Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro. Tired of failed neo-liberal initiatives and Washington’s unfettered political leadership in Latin...... [view]
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