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Published:Wednesday | July 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMDexter Wharton

At a time when children continue to be exploited at an alarming rate, it warmed the heart to read of a recent initiative to offer better care to our youths. According to a Jamaica Observer article of July 28, 2015, titled 'United Church offers...

Published:Friday | March 6, 2015 | 5:48 PMDexter Wharton

In 2012, the people of Jamaica and, indeed, the wider world were introduced to a version of the New Testament produced in Jamaican Creole (or 'Patois', as it is known by its native speakers). For several years prior, there was substantial opposition...

Published:Thursday | February 19, 2015 | 11:42 AMDexter Wharton

When man created religion, two primary things were desired. In the first instance, man wanted to have a closer walk with the supreme being(s) he struggled to understand. In the second instance, he wanted to control his fellow man.The desire to...

Published:Monday | February 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMDexter Wharton

Dexter Wharton

On the heels of the recent Grammy Awards, a bias of mine surfaced from its subconscious dwelling. As persons of various sexual persuasions received accolades for achievement in music, I pondered even more on a conversation my wife and I had about attending an upcoming gospel concert.

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