Commentary

Jewish children eat pieces of Callahan bread after the prayer was recited during a Shabbat service at the Beth Shalom synagogue, in Havana, Cuba.
April 21, 2026

Michael Abrahams | Empathy for the Jews

In observance of Human Rights Week, I was invited to address a church congregation on the first Sunday of December 2023 about current human rights issues. The war in Gaza had erupted two months…
Kurt F. Robertson, Ph.D. in International Relations and Comparative Politics from Howard University.
April 21, 2026

Kurt F. Robertson | On our feet, not on our knees: Jamaica, Cuba, and the cost of surrender

Caribbean nations – burdened by colonial exploitation and slavery – have not been granted the dignity of equals by global powers; instead, we continue to languish in the shadow of United States…
Stein R. Hansen, Director, UNIDO-Barbados Global SIDS Hub for Sustainable Development, and UNIDO Representative, Barbados and the Caribbean Community
April 21, 2026

Stein Hansen and Simon Springett | Celebrating how Caribbean women are shaping the future of industry

Today, April 21, 2026, the world will for the first time observe the International Day of Women in Industry (IDWI), recognising women’s contributions to industrial development, and showcasing how…
Gleaner editorial writes: Jamaica has to urgently design, and proffer, policies to cushion the worst of the effects of this fall-out. These should begin to emerge in Parliament’s sector debate that begin this week.
April 20, 2026

Editorial | Sectoral debate on solutions

Despite the lull after the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, the war in the Middle East continues to send economic shockwaves across an interconnected global system. Energy supplies are…
Pope Leo XIV arrives in procession to celebrate Mass at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon.
April 20, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | Donald Trump or Pope Leo?

Students of history might have thought that the tension between the followers of Jesus and the adherents of worldly empire had been overtaken by the tolerance of liberal doctrine, the increased…
People wait their turn to enter a bank in Havana, Cuba.
April 20, 2026

Shaquille Ramsay | Between two storms

Ninety miles separates Cuba from the coast of Florida. Less than a hundred miles separates Jamaica from Cuba. As the drumbeat of American political rhetoric grows louder toward Havana, the Government…
National Housing Trust offices at Park Boulevard, Kingston.
April 20, 2026

Dwayne Berbick | EFMP: Partnership for increased housing delivery

For the last 50 years, the National Housing Trust (NHT) has had one purpose: helping Jamaicans to acquire homes. Our partnerships, programmes and financial decisions service that purpose. It is from…
April 20, 2026

Desmond Robinson | Code, not con

Jamaica’s crime numbers have finally started telling a new story, and we dare not waste the window it opens. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has framed the national stance succinctly: “We are being very…
Francesca Tavares, Attorney-at-Law
April 20, 2026

Francesca Tavares | On War and the West: The crisis of values and the necessity of clarity

In the contemporary global landscape, a dangerous fog has descended upon the concepts of power, justice, and international order. For the Caribbean – a region whose stability is inextricably linked…