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02 Aug, 2026
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P.J. Patterson | Garry Sobers – the greatest cricket has ever seen
At the age of 17, Garry Sobers was recruited to the Barbados team as a replacement for the medium pace bowler Frank King. It was as a left arm spin bowler, when Alfred Valenine was injured, that this…
02 Aug, 2026
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Dennis A. Minott | The gospel according to the thirst trap
By any reasonable metric of post-colonial progress, Emancipation and Independence week in Jamaica should be a period of solemn reflection and patriotic fervour. Instead, as we wave the black, green,…
02 Aug, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | Emancipate Jamaica from the British way
So, what else has been happening behind my back since I was missing in action presumed dead? Muddled, linear, non-emancipated thinking was rampant. One of the best examples was a Gleaner endorsed call…
02 Aug, 2026
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Adekeye Adebajo | Garfield Sobers: A prophet with honour
Sir Garfield (Garry) Sobers who recently died in Bridgetown at the age of 89, was one of the world’s greatest cricketers. He played first-class cricket in Barbados, Australia, and England. Sobers…
02 Aug, 2026
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Francis Wade | Your Strategy Failed. Culture Isn’t Why.
As a member of the C-suite, you want answers. Your team’s recent strategic plan was not implemented. Some blame company culture. Fortunately, AI has opened a path around that explanation. The problem…
02 Aug, 2026
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Yaakov Raskin | Loving and fearing – What the fisherman knows about G-d
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” President Franklin D. Roosevelt uttered these words, which is arguably the best-known political quote in American history.
02 Aug, 2026
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Caribbean air travel capacity shrinking, only behind Middle East
The Caribbean recorded the second-largest decline in airline seat capacity in the world after the Middle East in July when compared with year-earlier levels, according to the OAG, a UK-based travel…
02 Aug, 2026
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Sean Major Campbell | Celebrate with gratitude and hope
We again celebrate this wonderful season when we bring focus to Emancipation and Independence. The word ‘Emancipendence’ has crept into our vocabulary. Understandably so because of convenience.…
02 Aug, 2026
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Dwight Fletcher | If you could go back ... would you?
If you were given one chance to go back in time and change a single moment in your life, would you take it? This week, as we celebrate Emancipation Day and Independence Day, it’s natural for us to…