Commentary
01 Nov, 2026
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Don Robotham | SPARK or BOOST? STEAM or maths? Issues in educational reform
Recently, ETOC, the Education Transformation Oversight Committee, presented a progress report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Patterson Commission on Education Reform. According to…
01 Nov, 2026
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Dennis Zulu | Building a brighter future for every child
Imagine a school where teachers spend less time on administrative tasks and more time doing what they do best, which is to teach and inspire their students. A school where parents are better able to…
01 Nov, 2026
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Orville Taylor | Post-Hurricane Melissa reboot
Calculated with precision. A full tank of gas, engine fluids check, tyres and suspension, check, brakes check. Hotline is broadcasting from Enfield. No, not the one in St Mary. Blame the bland,…
01 Nov, 2026
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Garth Rattray | Rich people’s disease, poor people’s burden
Nowadays, the burden of lifestyle-related diseases falls heavily on people who can least afford them. Once upon a time, it was the rich who ended up being sedentary and eating calorie-dense foods that…
31 Oct, 2026
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Editorial | Full steam ahead on renewables
The Gleaner hopes that the Generation Procurement Entity (GPE), the government body that oversees the addition of new capacity to Jamaica’s electricity grid, will keep its promise to go to the market…
31 Oct, 2026
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Tony Deyal | School days with boys and girls
Why did the children send letters to school? Because they wanted to go to high school. Worse, they were not even close to going to school, but they already had things to say to the others like, “Why…
31 Oct, 2026
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Ronald Sanders | A divided world: Commonwealth opportunity
When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from November 1 to 4, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: How can countries of different sizes, wealth and…
30 Oct, 2026
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Editorial | The Cuba UN vote
The seven Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries that resisted US pressure to vote against the UN resolution calling on America to end its economic embargo of Cuba are to be commended. They are: The…
30 Oct, 2026
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Francesca Tavares | Any centrists left?
Are there any centrists left in Jamaica? In the world? I've been looking. They seem to have gone quiet, the way sensible people do at a loud party. I should say where I stand. I lean a little…