#LONDON: Sailors, soldiers and aviators have taken part in a military parade and thanksgiving service in the City of London, recognising the long record of West Indian service in Britain's Armed Forces.
More than 40 years ago, I arrived in Chicago in search of an idea. I was a young man looking for purpose, who believed deeply in America, was inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, and wanted to be a part of something larger. The America I believed in was one where everyone has opportunity, everyone is seen, everyone belongs—because that was an America that had a place for me, too.
Accountability is their kryptonite. 90% of relationships end on the premise of accountability. Instead of being accountable, they flip it and blame it. Absolutely bonkers
Jamaica’s first-ever broadcast museum is completely online! https://t.co/OOwSavaYnn houses a curated collection of exhibits, ranging from our island nation's greatest tragedies to our proudest triumphs.
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🔴Jamaica Was Already Caught in Washington’s Debt Trap Before Michael Manley, and It Remained Trapped Afterward
Clip From the 2001 Classic Documentary:
Life and Debt
Michael Manley did not invent Jamaica’s crisis; Jamaica was already a neocolonial dependent state, tied to foreign capital, foreign markets, and foreign lenders long before he took office. The real center of the problem was Washington: power, international finance, and IMF-style discipline kept Jamaica trapped in debt and dependency well before Manley, and tightened that trap afterward. You can criticize Manley’s government, but blaming him alone erases the deeper truth that Jamaica had already been structured to serve external interests, not its own people. What Manley confronted was not a healthy independent economy, but a debt-ridden neocolonial order, and every attempt to move beyond it was met with pressure from Washington and the institutions it dominated.
Listen as Chief Justice Bryan Sykes reads Jolyan Silvera’s statement detailing the circumstances leading up to him killing his wife Melissa.
While the statement was being read, members of Melissa's family appearing surprised by the claims.
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