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Where is the Peace?

Today, March 4, 2014,� is Peace Day, and once again Jamaica will pause to reflect on the importance of conflict resolution. Each year, Jamaica, led by PALS (Peace and Love in Society), asks everyone to consider their neighbour,� to be more loving and to resolve their differences in a peaceful manner. Peace needs to begin with the family Mothers and fathers need to train their children by word and by example on how to resolve their differences in a kind and loving [...]

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Are Jamaican Businesses using Jamaican special days to their best advantage?

So what were you doing last week Friday? Well just to jog your memory that would be February 28, 2014. Still not sure about the reason that date is important? I am sure you will remember if you think harder. What was the significance of that date? If you haven't figured it out as yet that was the day, 'Jamaica Day' was celebrated at many primary and high schools all across the island. During that day the students enjoyed various activities that [...]

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Circuit Racing: 2014 weight rules - an unbearable burden for drivers?

Most motorsports fans are usually smitten with nervous but excited anticipation as the start of the new season approaches. I am no different. But, unlike most motorsports fans, I have a distinct advantage. I am at liberty to commence investigative exercises to ascertain what is happening with the various teams and how advanced they are in their preparation for their tarmac assault. Usually, my road-trips unearth intriguing information, material which at times is more classified than that which was depicted in [...]

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Formula 1: Red Bull - flying without wings in pre-season testing!

I would love to exchange locations with the voice-recorder which is present in the room, each time Red Bull Racing's management team meets to evaluate what has happened thus far, in the soon to begin 2014 F1 season. Champions are never usually excited to reveal any form of weakness and in the cut-throat world of Formula 1 whenever a crack appears, in what was formerly an impregnable armor, the battle-cry from the opportunistic competitors can be heard from miles away! At [...]

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Do you pay for air?

All air is free right? I mean no one charges us to breathe every day and amid all the smoke that assails us on a regular basis, we enjoy the one thing that is still free. Should air be free? Well not all air is free as certain types do attract a cost. If you want helium filled balloons for example, then you have to pay to inflate them. So it's no surprise that we now have to be paying for other types [...]

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AE86 Update: Preparation for Carnival of Speed (2013)

At Round 1 (April), the season-opener of the 2013 circuit racing season, we jumped off the deep end. I was aware of the steep climb that we had but as we say - Neva Scared! We went in recognizing that we would possibly be schooled by the seasoned campaigners. And as expected, I received the bitter rookie medicine. We were not disappointed though. The plan was to use the lessons learnt, take the advice given and improve the machine for [...]