In Focus
August 2, 2026
Dennis A. Minott | The gospel according to the thirst trap
By any reasonable metric of post-colonial progress, Emancipation and Independence week in Jamaica should be a period of solemn reflection and patriotic fervour. Instead, as we wave the black, green,…
August 2, 2026
Mark Wignall | No need for PNP to dwell on political panic
My advice is, save the shivering for later, much later and, in the interim, build your team until you are ready for a genuine backsiding or you have met all the criteria needed for shovelling Dr…
August 2, 2026
Jalil Dabdoub | The courage to put Jamaica first
Jamaica has always needed leaders who understand that there are times when politics must give way to something greater, when political advantage becomes secondary to the national interest, and when a…
July 26, 2026
Jalil Dabdoub | The imperative of principled leadership
An interesting online comment by Dennis A Minott, on my recent column Holness’ Quagmire suggested that the analysis identified the wrong problem. He argued that the real issue is not whether the PM…
July 26, 2026
Lance Neita | Takeaways from the FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup has been put to bed for another four years. The morning after the final came with an emotional hangover for many who had lived through the agony and the ecstasy, days away without…
July 26, 2026
Dennis A. Minott | Milking Anansi’s Island
On Anansi’s island, nobody admits to owning the cow. Yet every morning the pail is full, the cream is missing, and the ordinary insects are told to be grateful for the mere smell of milk. This is the…
July 26, 2026
Mark Wignall | Deep Look at the Real UHWI Transformation Needed
As some readers know, I recently spent six days at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and attempted to script a piece purporting to generate a somewhat crude description of the health…
July 26, 2026
Gordon Robinson | Trivial pursuits
What’s been going on while I was away? In order of most to least trivial: Billboards featuring obviously female legs clad in fishnet and spread apart with a bottle of alcoholic beverage strategically…
July 26, 2026
Imani Tafari-Ama | The hidden trauma of everyday violence
The tragedies that many Jamaicans endure every day rarely command international headlines. Yet the absence of global attention does not lessen the suffering they inflict on victims, their families, or…