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Stories by Dr. Michael Abrahams

Published:Sunday | September 25, 2016 | 12:00 AMDr. Michael Abrahams

The sudden death of schoolboy footballer Dominic James plunged our nation into mourning. Dominic was an outstanding athlete, representing Jamaica College at the under-16 and Manning Cup levels and more recently,...

Published:Sunday | October 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMDr. Michael Abrahams

When I studied at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of the West Indies (UWI) in the 1980s, the medical school was one of the best. My class had a little over 100 students from Jamaica and other territories...

Published:Sunday | August 23, 2015 | 1:59 PMDr. Michael Abrahams

During Richard Pryor’s performance in his hugely popular film ‘Richard Pryor: Live in Concert’, the iconic comedian addressed the issues of police brutality affecting members of the African American community as well as white...

Published:Sunday | July 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMDr. Michael Abrahams

If you had asked me about same-sex marriage 20 years ago, I would have laughed hysterically and told you to cut out the crap. The concept of 'man and husband' or 'woman and wife' was ludicrous...

Published:Sunday | June 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMDr. Michael Abrahams

Imagine that you are a member of a group led by an extraordinarily wise and powerful leader. You and some fellow group members go to the leader's house for a meeting and, while there, you find yourself in a situation where all...

Published:Sunday | May 24, 2015 | 12:00 AMDr. Michael Abrahams

  Michael Abrahams Online Columnist Recently I organized a march for our children, which took place two Sundays ago. I grew weary of hearing about children going missing, being abused and getting murdered and was tired of just talking. I...

Published:Sunday | April 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMDr. Michael Abrahams

Minister of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna, is under fire for comments that she recently made supporting the repeal of Jamaica's abortion laws. Her statements have earned her a 'Letter of The Day'...

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