Commentary
February 27, 2026
Peter Espeut | The dismantling of CARICOM
I guess if you ask Prime Minister Holness he might say that Jamaica already held a referendum on the issue on September 19, 1961 and the people decided. Sixty-five years ago, Norman Manley – premier…
February 27, 2026
Kristen Gyles | Bureaucracy and the low productivity problem
One quiet drag on national output that isn’t being talked about enough is inefficient bureaucracy. What if, after writing this article, it had to be reviewed by an editing assistant, then by two…
February 26, 2026
Editorial | JDF’s move no big thing
The establishment of the separate Ministry of Defence with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) seems to this newspaper a largely administrative move that ought to be uncontroversial. On its face,…
February 26, 2026
Tiffany McLeggon | Democracy beyond election day
On election day, Jamaica hums with a particular kind of energy. The streets grow loud with horns, colours, and conviction. Polling stations come alive, and there are spirited debate. People walk out…
February 26, 2026
Ruthlyn James | When good students look bad on paper
At first glance, the Jamaican high-school report appears straightforward. It lists grades, subject averages, attendance, conduct, order marks and class position. It looks objective. It looks…
February 26, 2026
Promise Longe | How natural hydrogen, hiding deep in the Earth, could serve as a new energy source
In the search for more, new and cleaner sources of energy, a largely untapped resource is emerging: natural hydrogen. Unlike hydrogen produced from industrial processes, natural hydrogen forms through…
February 25, 2026
Editorial | The summit’s agenda
Geopolitical realities render Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, the most critical foreign attendee at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government Conference, which opened in St. Kitts…
February 25, 2026
Peter Edwards | Making environmental levies work for people and nature
Jamaica’s exposure to climate change is no longer a distant warning. Flooding, drought, coastal erosion and declining reefs are already undermining livelihoods, public health and economic stability. …
February 25, 2026
From repair to reinvention: Jamaica’s defining post-hurricane choice
In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the public conversation has centred on an understandably sensitive issue: should Jamaicans pay more to rebuild? Roads were washed away, schools closed their…