In Focus

July 12, 2026

Stephen Johnson | Before we legislate: Pragmatic path for Jamaica’s children online
Termario Daniels’s recent piece in In Focus, The Sunday Gleaner, “Why blocking social media won’t protect children,” is timely. As the Ministry of Health and Wellness weighs regulation for minors, his…
July 12, 2026

Christian Tavares-Finson | Changing face of violence against women
Jamaica was recently named the most peaceful country in the Caribbean in the Global Peace Index. Murders are at lows, robberies have fallen, and communities that once lived under the shadow of…
July 5, 2026

Kishi Anderson Leachman and Steve Sider | Ascot Primary controversy and urgent need for inclusive school leadership
Recent public debate has been sparked by reports that students at Ascot Primary School were barred from wearing graduation gowns because of low academic performance on the Primary Exit Profile (PEP).…
July 5, 2026

Canute Thompson | Some naked (and hidden) truths about university rankings
In recent months, there have been conversations and public commentaries on the nature, purpose, meaning, and trustworthiness of university rankings. The fact that there are these expressions of…
Dennis A Minott
July 5, 2026

Dennis A Minott | Can another MoU alter Jamaica’s geography?
Every generation confronts a defining policy test. Ours may well be whether Jamaica chooses to build its future upon engineering reality or political optimism. The recent memorandum of understanding…
July 5, 2026

Termario Daniels | Why blocking social media won’t protect children
Jamaica has always recognised the need to protect its children offline, and now the call has been placed on us to protect them through their screens. Parents, teachers, youth workers and…
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…
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…