In Focus
02 Aug, 2026
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Adekeye Adebajo | Garfield Sobers: A prophet with honour
Sir Garfield (Garry) Sobers who recently died in Bridgetown at the age of 89, was one of the world’s greatest cricketers. He played first-class cricket in Barbados, Australia, and England. Sobers…
02 Aug, 2026
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P.J. Patterson | Garry Sobers – the greatest cricket has ever seen
At the age of 17, Garry Sobers was recruited to the Barbados team as a replacement for the medium pace bowler Frank King. It was as a left arm spin bowler, when Alfred Valenine was injured, that this…
02 Aug, 2026
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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,…
02 Aug, 2026
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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…
02 Aug, 2026
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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…
26 Jul, 2026
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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…
26 Jul, 2026
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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…
26 Jul, 2026
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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…
26 Jul, 2026
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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…