Commentary
June 5, 2026
Louis Moyston | Are we a country without a conscience?
On May 20, 2026, The Gleaner carried a most important article, “Conscience crisis”, that must not be ignored.
The article is important because it raises a critical description of the behaviour of…
June 4, 2026
Editorial | No STEM without English
Kevin Brown, president of the University of Technology (UTech), is right about the failures of Jamaica’s education system, especially its inability to graduate students proficient in mathematics and…
June 4, 2026
Basil Jarrett | China will win the AI race. And it’s not for the reason you think
If you’ve been paying attention to developments in geopolitics over the last couple of weeks or perhaps months, you would have no doubt seen the rising tensions between the United States and China, as…
June 3, 2026
Andrew Parsons | Dr ChatGPT now remarkably good at making diagnosis…but doctors still better at treatment decisions
A father is worried about his toddler, who has been running a fever for two days and pulling at one ear. A 65-year-old woman has been getting winded on her morning walks and feeling more fatigued than…
June 4, 2026
Paul Golding | Pope’s AI warning: Who controls the future of humanity?
Pope Leo’XIV, on Monday, May 25, published his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (‘Magnificent Humanity’). The Pope argued that “A.I. can be a valuable tool”; however, the technology “tends to…
June 3, 2026
Editorial | Exercise for the elderly
The exercise and recreation initiative for older people, launched last week by Jamaica’s health ministry, is a good idea, of which the people for whom it is meant need further and better…
June 3, 2026
Kerry Weatherly | A pinch too far: Why Jamaicans need to cut back on salt
Salt has been used for centuries for its curative properties and as seasoning. Today, salt continues to be widely used as a preservative, to improve the flavour of food, in intravenous fluids for the…
June 10, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | Another Caribbean tragedy in the making?
All the countries in the wider Caribbean region have had their political, economic, social, and environmental problems. For years, the country which preoccupied the region most has been Haiti. How can…
June 2, 2026
Carvell McLeary | The invisible force shaping workplaces
Imagine planting peas and expecting rice to grow.
This may sound crazy? But many organisations in Jamaica are operating like this! They hope for teamwork, innovation, honesty, and productivity, while…