Commentary

Published 11 hours ago

Editorial | Dangers of Middle East war

The outbreak of war in the Middle East after Israel and the United States bombed Iran at the weekend is bad for the Caribbean as a whole. But it holds potentially greater risks for Jamaica as the island pivots to rebuilding after Hurricane Melissa in October. The Category 5 storm left and estimated US$8.6 billion in damage, or around 41 per cent of the country’s GDP.

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Suzette Buchanan
Updated 10 hours ago

Michael Abrahams | One woman’s fight against mental illness stigma

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that nearly one in every seven people (1.1 billion) around the world are living with a mental disorder. Unfortunately, it has been estimated that more…
Published 11 hours ago

Gordon Robinson | Needed: A good start

In dominoes, as in life, how we begin anything is all important. If you get it wrong from the get-go, you’ll likely always need to catch up. You only get one start. If you botch it there’s no starting…
Children who feel secure are more likely to thrive academically.
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Omar Miller | Rebuilding hearts, minds and academic futures after Hurricane Melissa

As the effects of Hurricane Melissa passed through Jamaica, the destruction was clearly visible: uprooted trees, destroyed homes, flooded roads, and interrupted utilities. However, beyond the…
People walk past a mural of Che Guevara in Havana.
March 2, 2026

Editorial | Assisting Cuba

As the economist John Keynes observed, in a different context, a century ago: “In the long run we are all dead.” In the current context, a month is distressingly close to the long run. In that time,…
An elderly woman begs for alms from tourists in Havana, Cuba.
March 2, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | When choices are limited

My client Mr. X thought of himself as an electric linesman. He lived with a very miserable woman who he thought was the source of his many problems. One day he got entangled in some live high…
This February 10 photo shows sitting of the house of representatives.
March 2, 2026

Lloyd Barnett | Impeachment – procedural defects in the legislative proposals

In the previous article in this series, I highlighted several defects in the substantive provisions of the Golding Impeachment Bill which was tabled in Parliament. In this article I will deal with…
A woman carrying a child walks away with food from the World Food Program (WFP) at the Jean Marie Vincent High School which has been turned into a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in the Tabarre neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
March 2, 2026

René Orellana Halkyer | Latin America and the Caribbean advance fight to eradicate hunger

Eradicating hunger is an ethical imperative and an essential condition for the development of countries. Every step forward in reducing hunger is therefore not only an encouraging statistic; it is a…
March 2, 2026

Sheryl Dennis Wright | Sin taxes – necessary step to relieve the public health burden

The Government unveiled a significant shift in tax policy, one which the country has not seen in over a decade. New levies have been introduced on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), cigarettes, and…
March 2, 2026

Sheldon Thomas | CARICOM’s monetary question is the Caribbean’s generational question

INTRODUCTION: AN UNFINISHED STRUCTURAL CONVERSATION The Caribbean does not lack talent. It lacks coordinated architecture. Across CARICOM states, outward migration to the United States, Canada, and…