In Focus

June 28, 2026

Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie and Diana McCaulay | Securing Jamaica's energy future

Electricity in Jamaica is expensive. In fact, our electricity bills are among the highest in the Caribbean. High energy costs affect everyone. Businesses have to spend more money to operate, which can lead to higher prices for goods and services. Families also struggle to pay monthly light bills.

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June 28, 2026

Dennis Minott | A balanced ledger but an unbalanced society
Jamaica is now praised internationally for a fiscal achievement few indebted developing countries have managed. By the end of March, public debt had fallen to 65.6 per cent of GDP, still far below the…
June 28, 2026

Danielle Archer | Trust Is the spine of leadership — And Jamaica is moving like a body without one
Trust is not decorative. Trust is the spine of leadership. Without it, institutions cannot stand, systems cannot coordinate, and a nation cannot move with coherence or purpose. And nowhere is…
June 28, 2026

Yvonne Wilks-O’Grady | Brand Jamaica at risk?
There are moments in public life when a government decision leaves citizens asking one simple question: What were they thinking? If reports are correct that Jamaica has entered into an arrangement…
June 28, 2026

Donna Parchment Brown | Time to reinvest in Western Jamaica 
It has been almost nine months since Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, and the western part of the island still remains broken. I speak of the people of St Elizabeth who are in need of consultation,…
June 28, 2026

Mark Wignall | Those memorandums of understanding
Well, the details of the “memorandum” between Iran and the US have finally come out.  The so-called 14 points. Not a good look for America. It makes the agreement the Obama administration had with…
June 28, 2026

Imani Tafari-Ama | More questions than answers
With little prior public discussion, Dr Horace Chang, minister of national security and peace (and deputy prime minister), announced that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) had been signed between…
June 21, 2026

Dennis A. Minott | The June 5 blackout and Jamaica’s nuclear mirage
The electrical grid, let alone a nuclear power plant, does not respond to speeches. It responds to engineering, operational discipline, competent technicians, and systems that perform reliably around…
June 21, 2026

Ruthlyn James | The illiterate engineer
Many successful Jamaican men live among us with a hidden shame. Some build houses, repair engines, wire communities, and raise families out of poverty through talent, innovation, sacrifice, and strong…
June 21, 2026

Simon Black, Elaine Duncan, Shirley Pryce | Domestic workers deserve dignity and respect
Countries around the globe are facing care crises, a dire situation of growing gaps between care needs and societies’ capacities to meet these needs. Jamaica is no exception: from underinvestment in…