Commentary
June 6, 2026
Tony Deyal | Cricket tests and quadrennial football – Part 2
In 1950, the West Indies team won, for the first time, against the English! Immediately, one of the greats, the Lord Beginner (Egbert Moore), one of the great calypsonians, came up with one of his…
June 6, 2026
Ronald Sanders | Language is infrastructure - Why Antigua and Barbuda's adoption of Spanish as a second official language matters
Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet, small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size. The decision by the Government of Antigua…
June 5, 2026
António Guterres | Time to act for our environment and future
This World Environment Day – observed annually on June 5 – warning signals are everywhere.
The past eleven years have been the eleven hottest on record.
And the damage goes far beyond rising…
June 5, 2026
UN Women | There can be no climate justice without gender equality
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation are dramatically reshaping the lives of women, girls, and their communities, increasingly putting at risk their food and personal security,…
June 5, 2026
Omar Wright | Every drop counts: How Jamaicans can help secure our water future
If you have turned on your tap recently and felt the pressure drop or noticed your water bill climbing in the heat of what is shaping up to be one of Jamaica’s hottest years in recent memory, you are…
June 5, 2026
Editorial | Let OUR set fares
Daryl Vaz’s announcement of a two-stanza increase in bus and taxi fares was, in part, the minister’s attempt at an illusionist’s trick that made inevitable the frustration and cynicism that have been…
June 5, 2026
Kristen Gyles | Every Hitler has a mom
Human beings are storytellers by nature. We form our views and opinions of each other from personal experiences, anecdotes, and impressions. Someone is kind because they were kind to us. Someone is…
June 5, 2026
Peter Espeut | Lessons from up north
I think it is very important for us Jamaicans to watch closely events to the north of us. To the south too, but especially to the north. Yes, I have Cuba in mind, but I am really thinking about…
June 5, 2026
Wayne Campbell | Cycling for a Greener Future
The transformative impact of the bicycle is frequently overlooked.
The bicycle is often referred to as the “people's nag”. The bicycle earned the nickname “the people’s nag” because it…