TEMPTING FATE: The problem of flooding in Jamaica
FAT DROPLETS hit their faces. Other raindrops streak by, plopping on the already soaked ground. But, nobody moves. With apparent indifference, residents of Newmarket greet another shower of rain. With each shower, the likelihood that their homes...
We like our privacy
IN NEWMARKET, Maas Ivan has already repainted his house in preparation for going back in. Call it realism, or call it indifference - the people of Newmarket exhibit a great deal of calm in response to the disastrous effects of rising waters which..
Stigma and Discrimination: Women in the HIV/AIDS epidemic
In some parts of Africa, the name for AIDS translates as "shame has fallen on the Earth." My friends, shame will indeed fall on the Earth if we turn our backs on those affected by AIDS and cast them into the shadows. Shame will fall on all of us...
LOVE VERSUS HATE: Which is stronger?
I WATCHED THE film, Full Metal Jacket again last week. In the movie, Private Joker is in a scene in 'Nam where he is confronted by a general about why he has 'Born to Kill' written on his helmet yet still wears a peace symbol. Joker responds that..
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