Commentary
June 1, 2026
Stephen Vasciannie | Just wearing a colourful shirt?
In 1962, Cambodia and Thailand had an important border dispute between both states addressed by the International Court of Justice. The case concerned whether a particular temple belonged to Cambodia…
June 1, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | Of land and education
There are but two ultimate sources of flourishing available to us. The wit and effort of all our people and the fruitful use of this land. They are connected. Everything else is derivative. The news…
June 1, 2026
Ainsley Brown | Positioning Jamaica as SEZ and nearshore hub
The global map of production is being redrawn. Supply chains, once optimised for cost and scale, are now being recalibrated for resilience, proximity and predictability. In this new order, special…
June 1, 2026
Aundreen Cameron | When ‘vulnerable’ are labelled as ‘uncontrollable’
Culturally, Jamaicans have long held their own colloquial remedies for “bad bruck pickney”. These are children that the adults around them seem to have exhausted all the seemingly effective behavior…
June 1, 2026
Francesca Tavares | Jamaica’s troubles: The history we carry without speaking (1970s)
When the Irish speak of “the Troubles”, they say the words with a particular weight – a compression of grief, passed between generations like a wound that never fully closed. They have their…
May 31, 2026
Editorial | Engage with France on reparations
France last week made a second symbolic move in a possibly fruitful, but likely long, and potentially fraught, tango on reparations for slavery. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must urgently, and…
May 31, 2026
Christopher Burgess | Bureaucracy in housing
Successive governments have paid lip service to meeting Jamaica’s housing needs. The Planning Institute of Jamaica statistics show that only in the 1970s and 1990s did Jamaica come close to meeting…
May 31, 2026
Clive Foster | Britain was seen as the mother country – then it told them they didn't belong
For a generation of Jamaicans, Britain was not a foreign country. Like my own parents, it was seen as the mother country. It was spoken of with familiarity, even affection. A place where opportunity…
May 31, 2026
Orville Taylor | Natural justice again?
If lawyers cannot get it right; then how can we truly safeguard the administration of justice in this country? Monday was the end of Workers’ Week and the celebration of Labour Day. Activities…