Commentary
December 9, 2025
Christopher Burgess | Why Melissa matters: Balancing debt with development
People in Jamaica have been preparing and bracing for Hurricane Melissa’s impact since last Monday. Trust stare us in the face; underdevelopment remains our national vulnerability.
December 9, 2025
Ronald Thwaites | Basic competencies
I hold strongly that if all of our people had a firm grounding in religious or humanistic virtues and could read and write in both our languages and compute serviceably, the nation would thrive both…
December 9, 2025
Lloyd Barnett | Removing monarchy and Jamaicanisation of the Constitution
The Constitution which was applied to Jamaica on our attainment of independence in 1962 still bears the symbols of colonisation and the scars of imperialism. It designates the Head of the British…
December 9, 2025
Oliver Barlow | How deep ecology can change the way we see the Earth
In Antibes, a city in the South of France, a pair of orcas helplessly circle their abandoned, algae infested enclosure. The two Orcas, Wikie and Keijo, are stuck in political limbo as officials debate…
December 9, 2025
Emma Woods | Learning from Costa Rica – Central America’s manufacturing maverick
Thirty years ago, Costa Rica was a resource-based economy reliant on raw exports. Today, however, it is a thriving manufacturing and innovation hub with over 90 MedTech multinationals operating within…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Hurricanes and small things
With Tropical Storm Melissa still moving ominously and slowly towards Jamaica, the question is, how badly will the island be affected by the wind and rain expected over the next few days. Jamaica…
December 9, 2025
Garth Minott | Split rocks the Anglican communion
Reports in the news recently indicate that trouble is once again brewing in the Anglican Communion. This news is precipitated by a statement from the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), which…
December 9, 2025
Garth Rattray | What would our National Heroes think of us today?
Since 1969 when National Heroes’ Day was officially established, and commemorated on the third Monday in October, Jamaicans remember, honour, and celebrate national heroes. We do this to keep their…
December 9, 2025
Orville Taylor | Melissa ... ‘the name still scares me shiftless’
True to her name, she is like the American sprinter. Overlooked for the past two global events, she hit 2025 with a storm. Forgive me the pun;,but after Melissa Jefferson went through the entire 2025…