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RAYMOND

FOR EVERY JAMAICAN WHO 'MADE IT ABROAD' THERE WAS ANOTHER WHO DIDN'T. SUCH WAS THE CASE OF POOR RAYMOND.
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THE URBAN LEGEND OF LA LEWIS

-L.A. LEWIS : THE REMARKABLE SPIRIT OF THE JAMAICAN UNDERDOG
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GRANS TEETH

A TRUE TALE OF MIGRATORY HELL

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LITTLE WHITE LIES

AN ACTUAL RECOUNTING OF WHAT ONE WHITE-LIBERAL 'ENTREPRENURAL CREATIVE' ( GRAHAM BROWN-MARTIN ) TOLD HIS FRIENDS AFTER HIS FIRST VISIT TO JAMAICA.

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NIGHT OF THE SLURRING MAMPIES

IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT ON THE ISLAND'S WEST-END . WHEN OUT OF THIN AIR APPEARED THREE BIG FAT MAMPIES WHO DEMANDED LIQUOR, CIGARETTES AND MUSIC. 24 HOURS LATER THEY RETURNED, AND, AFTER ANOTHER NIGHT OF SHEER HELL , THEY DRAGGED OFF 2 OF THE NATIVES TO A HOTEL ROOM, LEAVING BEHIND A MYSTERIOUS PACKAGE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEMORIES OF A THE HORRIFYING NIGHT WHEN THE MAMPIES CAME CALLING...
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RABIT JONES: A TRUE STORY

ON OCTOBER 9, 1997 I STOLE A RABBIT HEAD AND WALKED AROUND NEW YORK CITY FOR THREE DAYS. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED....
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UPTOWN TREVOR: HERO OF THE OVERCLASS

INTRODUCING UPTOWN TREVOR : 'HERO OF THE OVERCLASS' AND QUINTESSENTIAL SON-OF-A--BITCH. WATCH IN GRAPHIC DETAIL AS HE LECTURES A LEGLESS BEGGAR ABOUT THE DECAY OF JAMAICAN SOCIETY'S MORAL FIBRE AFTER A DAY OF DRINKING AT THE PEGASUS HOTEL.

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EVERYONE WANTS A DESERT EAGLE

TOOL OF THE MONTH #4 : EVERYONE WANTS A DESERT EAGLE
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THE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM: A STUDY OF VIOLENCE IN AUGUSTTOWN

EVER WONDER IF THE BOTTOM COULD FALL OUT AT ANY MOMENT? HERE'S WHAT THE PEOPLE IN AUGUSTTOWN , JAMAICA THINK.HERE;S WHAT THE PEOPLE IN AUGUST TOWN , JAMAICA THINK.
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SLIPPING

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT FROM 'SLIPPING'...A NON-FICTIONAL UNCOMPLETED NOVEL ABOUT 4 VERY STRANGE MONTHS OF MY LIFE IN 1998 SOUTH LONDON.

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TRAFFIC BLOCKING: THE URBAN FIRES OF 1999

FROM ANGOLA TO ZEKES..THE JOYS OF CIVIL UNREST IN JAMAICA DURING 1998/1999
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GOLDY FROCKS AND THE THREE CRACKHEADS

A CRUDE BUT EDUCATIONAL COMIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SMOKING CRACK THAT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU.
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THE AMAZING TRAVELS OF SAMMY THE JAMAICAN DEAD DOG

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT DEAD DOGS WERE BORING, ALONG CAME SAMMY. A DEAD DOG WITH A PASSION FOR TRAVEL
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THE JUNGLE GUN

TOOL OF THE MONTH #3 :THE JUNGLE GUN...FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
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THE EDDIE SEAGA INCIDENT

REMEMBER THAT TIME THEY ASKED EDDIE TO GIVE UP HIS SEAT AT A FUNERAL AND HE GOT REALLY MAD AND CUSSED OFF EVERYONE AND LEFT? AND THEN HIS SISTER CALLED UP THE DEAD GUY'S WIDOW AND TOLD HER MEAN THINGS? AND THEN THE PAPERS CALLED EDDIE AN INSENSITIVE BASTARD? WELL..THATS ONLY HALF THE STORY
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THE GLOCK: HARD TO MISS

THE FIRST WINNER OF THE AFFLICTED TOOL OF THE MONTH AWARD...THE GLOCK
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MY AFFLICTED HOUSEKEEPER

THE OTHER NIGHT , AFTER SHOWING HER MY BARE ASS AND TELLING HER TO 'NYAM SHIT', MY UNCLE'S LIVE-IN HELPER BERNADETTE ATTACKED ME WITH A MACHETE. THE FOLLOWING ARE SEVEN SUGGESTED FORMS OF PUNISHMENT THAT SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO TEACH THIS VIOLENT INDIVIDUAL A LESSON ABOUT INSUBORDINATION.
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THE NORBROOK CITIZEN

NEWSLETTER # 574 : SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE THE POOR PEOPLE FROM DOWNTOWN ARRIVE AT YOUR YARD TO BUTCHER YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
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A ROBBERY, A SHOTGUN AND SOME HALF DECENT EXCUSES

EVER FEEL LOST FOR WORDS WHEN YOU NOTICE SOMEONE WITH A GUN OR AN ICEPICK WAITING OUTSIDE THE ATM MACHINE YOU'RE USING? FEAR NOT..AFFLICTED HAS SOME ADVICE.
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DIRTY YANKEE BASTARD TRICKS IN 1970S JAMAICA

EVER WONDER IF THE NAIVETY OF THE PNP AND THE SELFISHNESS OF THE JLP IS ALL THAT YOU REALLY NEED TO EXPLAIN THE DEPRESSING SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN JAMAICA? WELL, YOU'RE ONLY PARTLY CORRECT. ( ARTICLE BY ANTHONY PAYNE )

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THE AFFLICTED EFFECTS

NEWSLETTER # 574 : SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE THE POOR PEOPLE FROM DOWNTOWQN ARRIVE AT YOUR YARD TO BUTCHER YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
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AFFLICTED NEGRIL

WHAT IS IT ABOUT NEGRIL THAT MAKES IT SUCH A HOT SPOT FOR TOURISTS? HERES THE AFFLICTED VIEW
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BOOM BYE-BYE VERSACE

PUBLISHED JUST THREE DAYS AFTER SOME GUY BLASTED GIANNI VERSACE'S MARROW ALL OVER THE FRONT GATE OF HIS MANSION IN MIAMI, THIS ARTICLE--A TRUE STORY--AND AFFLICTED ORIGINAL RETURNS HOME.
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AN AFFLICTED FLASHBACK
33 MEDIA IMAGES FROM JAMAICA. CIRCA 1976-1980 ( THE WEIRD YEARS) . INCLUDES 1977'S 'MOST-WANTED', A PICTURE OF EDDIE SEAGA SMILING ( YES I SAID SMILING) AND THE 1976 JAMAICAN KARATE TEAM SPORTING SOME DEADLY ASS AFROS. THIS IS THE ONLY AFFLICTED ARCHIVE THAT WASN'T REDESIGNED.
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EXCUSE ME BUT WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU WEARING?

IF YOU THOUGHT MISS LOU WAS THE WORST DRESSER ON EARTH...YOU AIN'T BEEN TO DUTTY STINKIN ENGLAND...
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MISSING WHITE PERSON, PLEASE HELP!

ITS NOT MY FAULT..BLAME THE MEDIA FOR THIS ONE
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BBC TREWS

WHEN BOREDOM WINS...
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AN AFFLICTED HISTORY

GOT A DUNCE CHILD WHO'S FAILING HISTORY? MAKE THEM READ THIS SO THEY'LL BE KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL FOR GOOD. THAT WAY YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR EVENINGS DRINKING BEER INSTEAD OF HELPING THE LITTLE BASTARDS WITH THEIR HOMEWORK.
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HUSTLING HEAVEN

A NICE BLASTPHEMOUS STORY ABOUT A MAD WOMAN ON THE UNIVERSITY BUS WHO WAS OBVIOUSLY POSSESED BY THE DEVIL.
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