Commentary
December 9, 2025
Orville Taylor | Rules matter
Sometimes, it is unimportant who one is; but more significant is the ‘where’, because external statuses can clash and one must be sensible enough to know where the respective lines end or begin. To…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Hopeful for GSF, but …
The Gleaner is hopeful for the success of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) the UN Security Council greenlit this week for Haiti, but looks forward to how the mission unfolds. The devil, as usual, is…
December 9, 2025
Tony Deyal | Words, words and more where they come from
When I was born, the Brits had the Africans and the Indians cutting cane. When I was three years old, a nearby neighbour had daily newspapers and she taught me how to read. At that time, the Brits had…
December 9, 2025
Ronald Sanders | No empty chairs: Case for attending 2025 Summit of the Americas
The Dominican Republic (DR) is hosting the 2025 Summit of the Americas – a gathering of the heads of state and government of 32 countries of the Western Hemisphere.
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Cheering free movement
It’s rare that Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals have an opportunity to celebrate the positive outcome of a good idea proposed by the region’s leaders. That’s because they, too often, do not…
December 9, 2025
Peter Espeut | Keep us free from evil powers
“Keep us free from evil powers” (Jamaica National Anthem). Jamaica is a country with strong and pervasive religious beliefs about the connection between the material world and the spirit world. This…
December 9, 2025
Kristen Gyles | The Christian response to suicide
People are still mourning the loss of Tyra Spaulding, a 26-year-old former Miss Universe Jamaica contestant who is suspected to have committed suicide in her home. Tyra’s case is a very chilling one,…
December 9, 2025
Christopher Burgess | Kingston’s Friday flood: Building resilience
On September 19, Kingston’s urban corridors and transport hubs uptown were flooded in just ninety minutes of intense rain, and resulted in probably over a billion dollars in damages. Flooding in…
December 9, 2025
Wang Jinfeng | New starting point, new vision
I am honoured to come to this beautiful “land of wood and water” and serve as the 17th Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica. Reputed as the “Pearl of the Caribbean”, Jamaica is…